Underwater ordnance detonations in progress until 251600Z sep in areas bound by: a. 26-51.07N 051-01.28E,…
Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 1734/10
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2010-09-25 17:00Z
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) · CTG 52.1 261047Z AUG 10.. Issued 2010-08-27 08:34Z. 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.
- issued
- 2010-08-27 08:34Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2010-09-25 17:00Z
- authority
- CTG 52.1 261047Z AUG 10.
- issued by
- CTG
- sea
- Persian Gulf
- position
- 27.031, 50.921
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
PERSIAN GULF.
ORDNANCE.
1. UNDERWATER ORDNANCE DETONATIONS IN PROGRESS
UNTIL 251600Z SEP IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 26-51.07N 051-01.28E, 26-51.07N 051-02.39E,
26-57.80N 051-02.37E, 26-57.79N 051-01.26E.
B. 27-00.41N 050-58.57E, 27-01.22N 050-59.20E,
27-02.51N 050-55.20E, 27-03.49N 050-55.55E,
27-03.57N 050-50.69E, 27-02.58N 050-50.67E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 251700Z SEP.
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
83 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 301600Z apr to 021600Z may by M/V andromede within three miles of 29-29N 049-37E2015-04-30
- 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
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
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V HYSY289 in area bound by 26-41.99N 051-53.26E,…Surveys · 59.4 nm
- Wave rider buoy, fl 5 y 10 sec, temporarily established in 26-39.57N 051-57.22ENav aids · 59.7 nm
- Bh jacket light fl(r) 4 sec temporarily established in 26-38.41N 051-56.90ENav aids · 59.9 nm
- Pipeline operations 18 sep until further notice by barge mc dermott in area bound by 25-59.10N 051-36.60E,…Cable ops · 67.1 nm
- Pipeline operations 10 aug thru 10 nov by vessel barge derrick barge 30 in area bound by 26-31.70N…Cable ops · 73 nm
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V halul 41 in area bound by 26-23.34N 051-47.10E,…Surveys · 73.7 nm
- Survey operations 18 sep until further notice by M/V fugro resilience in area bound by 26-33.31N 051-04.86E,…Surveys · 86 nm
- Odas buoy relocated to 28-49.63N 050-42.93ENav aids · 108.4 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 ordnance operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-04 03:07Z; 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.