Mining operations 0500Z to 1500Z daily 04 thru 14 jun in area bound by 26-12.78N 050-45.55E, 26-12.77N…
Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 1863/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-06-14 16:00Z
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) · NAVAREA IX 234/23 031504Z JUN 23.. Issued 2023-06-03 16:08Z. 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
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROPAC 1683/232023-05-20 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1863/23 · this notice2023-06-03 · Archived notice
Activity windows · 11 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-04 05:00Z | 2023-06-04 15:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2023-06-05 05:00Z | 2023-06-05 15:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2023-06-06 05:00Z | 2023-06-06 15:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2023-06-07 05:00Z | 2023-06-07 15:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2023-06-08 05:00Z | 2023-06-08 15:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2023-06-09 05:00Z | 2023-06-09 15:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2023-06-10 05:00Z | 2023-06-10 15:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2023-06-11 05:00Z | 2023-06-11 15:00Z | — | 10 h |
| … 3 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2023-06-03 16:08Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2023-06-14 16:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA IX 234/23 031504Z JUN 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Persian Gulf
- position
- 26.199, 50.755
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
PERSIAN GULF. BAHRAIN. DNC 10. 1. MINING OPERATIONS 0500Z TO 1500Z DAILY 04 THRU 14 JUN IN AREA BOUND BY 26-12.78N 050-45.55E, 26-12.77N 050-45.30E, 26-11.17N 050-45.03E, 26-11.13N 050-45.30E. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 141600Z JUN 23.
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.
- 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.
- Wide berth requested
- Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
- 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 · mine warnings
5 within 180 nm since 2022 · 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.
- Mining operations 0500Z to 1500Z daily 21 may thru 01 jun in area bound by 26-12.78N 050-45.55E, 26-12.77N…2023-05-20
- Mining operations in progress until 18 mar in area bound by 26-16.77N 050-52.21E, 26-16.77N 050-53.86E,…2023-03-06
- Mining operations in progress until 18 mar in area bound by 26-54.00N 051-13.00E, 26-40.00N 051-13.00E,…2023-03-06
- Mining operations in progress until 02 jun in area bound by 26-11.45N 050-44.54E, 26-11.27N 050-46.08E,…2022-05-31
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
- Pipeline operations 18 sep until further notice by barge mc dermott in area bound by 25-59.10N 051-36.60E,…Cable ops · 46.8 nm
- Survey operations 18 sep until further notice by M/V fugro resilience in area bound by 26-33.31N 051-04.86E,…Surveys · 58.3 nm
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V halul 41 in area bound by 26-23.34N 051-47.10E,…Surveys · 61.4 nm
- Mooring buoy established in 26-38.47N 051-55.82ENav aids · 68.5 nm
- Bh jacket light fl(r) 4 sec temporarily established in 26-38.41N 051-56.90ENav aids · 69.4 nm
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V HYSY289 in area bound by 26-41.99N 051-53.26E,…Surveys · 70 nm
- Wave rider buoy, fl 5 y 10 sec, temporarily established in 26-39.57N 051-57.22ENav aids · 70.1 nm
- Pipeline operations 10 aug thru 10 nov by vessel barge derrick barge 30 in area bound by 26-31.70N…Cable ops · 73.3 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
8 mine warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-28 23:59Z; source collection times vary.
Mines
Drifting or reported sea mines. Mostly the Black Sea since 2022. All current mine warnings →
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.