Restricted

Navigation prohibited until further notice in areas bound by: a. 28-43.22N 048-23.03E, 28-43.24N 048-23.86E,…

Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 1153/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2017-02-03 14:58Z

This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.

Source and dates
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · NAVAREA IX 148/16 190940Z APR 16.. Issued 2016-04-20 09:34Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered
Persian Gulf. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Related notices and cancellation links

Current notices and reporting history in the Persian Gulf →

issued
2016-04-20 09:34Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA IX 148/16 190940Z APR 16.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
sea
Persian Gulf
position
28.695, 48.475
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

PERSIAN GULF.
KUWAIT.
DNC 10.
CHART 62580.
NAVIGATION PROHIBITED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 28-43.22N 048-23.03E, 28-43.24N 048-23.86E,
   28-43.49N 048-23.63E, 28-43.96N 048-24.77E,
   28-43.92N 048-34.57E, 28-42.82N 048-33.75E,
   28-40.83N 048-34.47E, 28-39.62N 048-30.11E,
   28-38.77N 048-28.39E, 28-38.72N 048-25.40E,
   28-40.92N 048-24.40E, 28-41.53N 048-23.40E,
   28-41.88N 048-22.72E.
B. 28-43.21N 048-23.48E, 28-42.83N 048-23.31E,
   28-42.33N 048-23.40E, 28-40.97N 048-23.55E,
   28-39.76N 048-24.10E, 28-39.85N 048-28.88E,
   28-44.28N 048-29.58E.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
Chart reference
The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
Navigation prohibited
Ships may not enter or pass through the area, or a port is closed to traffic.
Until further notice
The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
Area bound by
Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
Position (degrees and minutes)
How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · restricted areas & port closures

8 within 180 nm since 2004 · 0 in the last 12 months · 2 listed in force now

04
05
10
15
20
25

Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.

Month of issue in the collected archive

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.

Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

2 restricted areas & port closures listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 21:13Z; source collection times vary.

Restricted

Navigation prohibited, exclusion and security zones, ports closed to traffic. All current restricted areas & port closures →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.