Nga chart 96004 (14TH ed)
Japan Sea · HYDROPAC 1735/08
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2008-09-08 13:07Z
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 XI 492/08 06 SEP 08.. Issued 2008-09-07 06:59Z. 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
- Japan Sea. 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
Activity windows · 5 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09-10 04:00Z | 2008-09-10 14:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2008-09-11 04:00Z | 2008-09-11 14:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2008-09-12 04:00Z | 2008-09-12 14:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2008-09-13 04:00Z | 2008-09-13 14:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2008-09-14 04:00Z | 2008-09-14 14:00Z | — | 10 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2008-09-07 06:59Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2008-09-14 15:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 492/08 06 SEP 08.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Japan Sea
- position
- 42.167, 132.746
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NGA CHART 96004 (14TH ED). 1. NAVIGATION PROHIBITED 0400Z TO 1400Z DAILY 10 THRU 14 SEP IN AREA BOUND BY 42-00N 132-20E, 42-10N 132-00E, 42-20N 132-20E, 42-20N 133-20E, 42-00N 133-20E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 141500Z SEP.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · restricted areas & port closures
11 within 180 nm since 2003 · 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.
- Navigation prohibited 231400Z to 281400Z may in area bound by 42-08.00N 131-41.00E, 42-40.00N 131-41.00E,…2022-05-19
- Navigation prohibited until 152300Z jan in area bound by 43-13.42N 132-18.20E, 43-12.43N 132-19.05E,…2021-01-09
- Navigation prohibited until 042300Z jan 21 in area bound by 43-13.42N 132-18.20E, 43-12.43N 132-19.05E,…2020-12-26
- Navigation prohibited until 252300Z dec in area bound by 43-13.42N 132-18.20E, 43-12.43N 132-19.05E,…2020-12-20
- Navigation prohibited until 152300Z dec in area bound by 43-13-42N 132-18-20E, 43-12-43N 132-19-05E,…2020-12-08
- Nga chart 95016 (8TH ed)2009-05-24
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
2 restricted areas & port closures listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 21:18Z; 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.