Underwater ordnance detonations 121200Z to 131200Z aug in area bound by 26-16N 051-39E, 26-05N 051-43E,…
Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 1438/02
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2002-08-12 05:20Z
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) · USS CARDINAL 120800Z AUG 02. Issued 2002-08-08 13:20Z. 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
- Cancel HYDROPAC 1437/02, 1438/02 and this msg, operations canceledlater cancellation notice
Activity windows · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-08-12 12:00Z | 2002-08-13 12:00Z | — | 24 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2002-08-08 13:20Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2002-08-13 13:00Z
- authority
- USS CARDINAL 120800Z AUG 02
- issued by
- USS CARDINAL
- sea
- Persian Gulf
- position
- 26.108, 51.813
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. UNDERWATER ORDNANCE DETONATIONS 121200Z TO 131200Z AUG IN AREA BOUND BY 26-16N 051-39E, 26-05N 051-43E, 25-59N 051-55E, 26-04N 051-59E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 131300Z AUG.
Reading this warning
- Unexploded ordnance
- Bombs, shells, mines or torpedoes found on the seabed or washed up, and the operations to remove or destroy them.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- 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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · ordnance operations
73 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
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.
- Ordnance clearing operations 0500Z to 1300Z daily 18 thru 21 jul in area bound by 26-12.78N 050-45.55E,…2022-07-17
- Underwater ordnance detonations 04 and 05 may within three miles of 27-50.66N 050-30.01E2015-05-03
- Mine clearing operations 291600Z apr to 021600Z may by M/V andromede within: a. three miles of 28-40N 049-24E2015-04-27
- Underwater ordnance detonations 020300Z to 051600Z jul within 3000 meters of: a. 27-48.64N 050-29.16E2013-07-02
- Underwater ordnance detonations in progress until 251300Z apr in area bound by 27-11.84N 051-45.38E,…2011-04-21
- Bombing exercises: a. in progress until 281200Z feb in area between 26-00.00N 26-20.00N and 052-23.00E…2011-02-23
Month of issue in the collected archive
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
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V halul 41 in area bound by 26-23.34N 051-47.10E,…Surveys · 5.5 nm
- Pipeline operations 18 sep until further notice by barge mc dermott in area bound by 25-59.10N 051-36.60E,…Cable ops · 10.6 nm
- Survey operations 18 sep until further notice by M/V fugro resilience in area bound by 26-33.31N 051-04.86E,…Surveys · 18.8 nm
- Pipeline operations 10 aug thru 10 nov by vessel barge derrick barge 30 in area bound by 26-31.70N…Cable ops · 23.9 nm
- Mooring buoy established in 26-38.47N 051-55.82ENav aids · 32.6 nm
- Bh jacket light fl(r) 4 sec temporarily established in 26-38.41N 051-56.90ENav aids · 32.8 nm
- Wave rider buoy, fl 5 y 10 sec, temporarily established in 26-39.57N 051-57.22ENav aids · 34 nm
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V HYSY289 in area bound by 26-41.99N 051-53.26E,…Surveys · 34.2 nm
- Foul ground, anchor with 2.5 shackle chain reported in 25-07.69N 052-53.09EWrecks · 82.6 nm
- RACON at dalma buoy 24-32.51N 052-27.85E inoperativeNav aids · 100.5 nm
- Zaqqum buoy in 25-06.56N 053-25.06ENav aids · 105.6 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 ordnance operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 05:11Z; source collection times vary.
Ordnance
Ordnance disposal, underwater detonations and unexploded ordnance. All current ordnance operations →
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.