Missiles

M/V struck by missile in 12-23.00N 046-49.00E at 151300Z jan

Gulf of Aden · HYDROPAC 172/24

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2024-01-18 17:15Z

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) · UKMTO 0/24 151701Z JAN 24.. Issued 2024-01-15 17:20Z. 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: Gulf of Aden. The parsed report position is 12.383, 46.817. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Aden →

issued: 2024-01-15 17:20Z
status: Archived notice
self-cancels: 2024-01-18 17:15Z
authority: UKMTO 0/24 151701Z JAN 24.
issued by: UKMTO
sea: Gulf of Aden
position: 12.383, 46.817
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF ADEN.
YEMEN.
DNC 10.
1. M/V STRUCK BY MISSILE IN 12-23.00N 046-49.00E
   AT 151300Z JAN. VESSELS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP
   CLEAR OF THIS POSITION AND TO EXERCISE
   EXTREME CAUTION. REPORTS TO UKMTO,
   PHONE: 440 239 222 2060, E-MAIL: INFO@UKMTO.ORG.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 181715Z JAN 24.

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.
Missile firing: Missile tests or exercises, with the danger area and times during which missiles may be in flight or falling.
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.
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.
CANCEL THIS MSG: The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

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Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards

1 within 180 nm since 2024 · 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.

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

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

7 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 18:41Z; source collection times vary.

Missiles

Missile firings, rocket launches and space debris re-entry areas. All current missile & rocket hazards →

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.