Volcanic

Nga chart 76030 (9TH ed)

South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 1980/09

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2009-11-11 15:51Z

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 XIV 58/09 282231Z OCT 09.. Issued 2009-10-31 04:24Z. 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
South Pacific Ocean. The parsed report position is -25.892, -177.187. 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

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.

  1. HYDROPAC 1899/092009-10-20 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 1980/09 · this notice2009-10-31 · Archived notice
Compare all 2 notices, changes and original texts →

Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →

issued
2009-10-31 04:24Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XIV 58/09 282231Z OCT 09.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XIV · named as the source of this relay
sea
South Pacific Ocean
position
-25.892, -177.187
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NGA CHART 76030 (9TH ED).
1. VOLCANIC ACTIVITY REPORTED VICINITY 25-53.5S 177-11.2W
   AT 272314Z OCT. DISCOLORED WATER AND GAS MAY
   BE PRESENT WITHIN TWO MILES. CAUTION ADVISED.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1899/09.

Reading this warning

Chart reference
The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
Volcanic activity
An erupting or restless volcano near or under the sea, with a keep-clear radius around it.
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.
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.
Discoloured water
Patches of unusually coloured sea — often a sign of a submarine volcano or of a shoal.
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 · volcanic activity

8 within 180 nm since 2009 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

09
10
15

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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A
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

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

12 volcanic activity listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-29 04:12Z; source collection times vary.

Volcanic

Submarine eruptions, discoloured water, pumice rafts. All current volcanic activity →

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.