Exercises

Gunnery exercises 0300Z to 1500Z daily 27 thru 29 sep in area bound by 25-09-15N 054-27-00E, 25-02-05N…

Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 1940/10

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2010-09-29 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) · LINDSAY CHITTENDEN (2) 181253Z SEP 10.. Issued 2010-09-22 13:03Z. 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.

Current notices and reporting history in the Persian Gulf →

Activity windows · 3 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2010-09-27 03:00Z	2010-09-27 15:00Z	—	12 h
2010-09-28 03:00Z	2010-09-28 15:00Z	—	12 h
2010-09-29 03:00Z	2010-09-29 15:00Z	—	12 h

Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.

issued: 2010-09-22 13:03Z
status: Archived notice
self-cancels: 2010-09-29 16:00Z
authority: LINDSAY CHITTENDEN (2) 181253Z SEP 10.
issued by: LINDSAY CHITTENDEN
sea: Persian Gulf
position: 25.065, 54.421
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

PERSIAN GULF.
GUNNERY.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 0300Z TO 1500Z DAILY
   27 THRU 29 SEP IN AREA BOUND BY
   25-09-15N 054-27-00E, 25-02-05N 054-19-10E,
   24-58-30N 054-25-45E, 25-07-13N 054-30-30E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 291600Z SEP.

Reading this warning

Gunnery and live firing: Naval or coastal guns firing into a sea area for practice, at stated times.
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.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · military exercises

35 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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.

Hazardous operations 11 and 12 aug in area bound by 25-06.5N 054-23.9E, 25-05.6N 054-25.8E, 25-03.8N…2020-08-08
Hazardous operations2015-05-23
Hazardous operations2013-03-03
Hazardous operations2013-01-04
Hazardous operations2012-04-09
Gunnery exercises 0300Z to 1500Z daily 07, 08 and 10 jul in area bound by 25-09-15N 054-27-00E, 25-07-13N…2010-07-02

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

Partially submerged wreck in vicinity 25-11.64N 054-10.12EWrecks · 15.8 nm
Anchoring prohibited in area bound by 25-26.59N 055-05.88E, 25-28.17N 055-06.69E, 25-28.32N 055-09.15E,…Other · 44.8 nm
Zaqqum buoy in 25-06.56N 053-25.06ENav aids · 54.6 nm
Foul ground, anchor with 2.5 shackle chain reported in 25-07.69N 052-53.09EWrecks · 83.6 nm
GPS, GNSS, and AIS interference reported in vicinity of fujairah (25-07.33N 056-20.05E)Nav aids · 104.1 nm
12.9 meter depths reported in borouge channel 24-09.00N 052-45.20EWrecks · 106.3 nm
RACON at dalma buoy 24-32.51N 052-27.85E inoperativeNav aids · 111.2 nm
Derelict 274 meter M/V adalynn unlit and anchored in 25-36.99N 056-24.85EDerelicts · 113.1 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

9 military exercises listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 02:54Z; source collection times vary.

Exercises

Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises →

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.