Restricted

Submerged aircraft least known depth 19 meters above the sea floor

Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 1942/19

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2019-06-18 15:45Z

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 194/19 141500Z JUN 19.. Issued 2019-06-14 18:28Z. 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 parsed report position is 26.623, 50.983 with a 5.0 nm radius. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Related notices and cancellation links

Current notices and reporting history in the Persian Gulf →

issued
2019-06-14 18:28Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA IX 194/19 141500Z JUN 19.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
sea
Persian Gulf
position
26.623, 50.983 · r 5.0 nm
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. SUBMERGED AIRCRAFT LEAST KNOWN DEPTH 19 METERS
   ABOVE THE SEA FLOOR. NAVIGATION PROHIBITED IN
   AREA WITHIN FIVE MILES OF 26-37.40N 050-58.95E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1920/19.

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.
Navigation prohibited
Ships may not enter or pass through the area, or a port is closed to traffic.
Within a radius of
A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.
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.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROPAC
The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.

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Collected reports in this area · restricted areas & port closures

8 within 180 nm since 2005 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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20

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

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M
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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

Worldwide in the collected sources

2 restricted areas & port closures listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 22:44Z; 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.