Restricted
Navigation prohibited until further notice in areas bound by: a. western spoil area 25-23.4N 053-08.5E,…
Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 2012/05
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2006-05-02 11:35Z
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) · MENAS BAHRAIN 69/05 30 NOV 05.. Issued 2005-11-30 12:11Z. 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
- RACON at gubbins reef light 15-42.6S 145-23.8E unreliablecancelled by this notice
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V marco polo in 25-54.39N 051-37.11E and…later cancellation notice
- issued
- 2005-11-30 12:11Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MENAS BAHRAIN 69/05 30 NOV 05.
- issued by
- MENAS
- sea
- Persian Gulf
- position
- 25.371, 53.221
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CHART 62408 (7TH ED).
1. NAVIGATION PROHIBITED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. WESTERN SPOIL AREA
25-23.4N 053-08.5E, 25-23.5N 053-08.7E,
25-23.5N 053-09.3E, 25-23.3N 053-03.1E.
B. EASTERN SPOIL AREA
25-22.0N 053-10.6E, 25-22.3N 053-11.0E,
25-22.3N 053-20.3E, 25-21.9N 053-10.9E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2221/05, DTG 301143Z NOV,
MSG PROMULGATED IN ERROR.
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.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
15 within 180 nm since 2003 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
03
05
10
15
20
25
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 until further notice in area bound by 25-43.05N 055-45.82E, 25-42.87N 055-46.38E,…2025-11-10
- Navigation prohibited until further notice in area bound by 25-43.05N 055-45.82E, 25-42.87N 055-46.38E,…2025-04-11
- Submerged aircraft, least known depth 18.5 meters above the sea floor, marked by buoy with AIS2020-01-23
- Submerged aircraft, least known depth 18.5 meters above the sea floor, marked by buoy with AIS2019-08-29
- Submerged aircraft, least known depth 18.5 meters above the sea floor, marked by buoy with AIS2019-07-08
- Submerged aircraft, least known depth 18.5 meters above the sea floor, marked by buoy with AIS2019-06-18
Month of issue in the collected archive
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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
- Zaqqum buoy in 25-06.56N 053-25.06ENav aids · 19 nm
- Foul ground, anchor with 2.5 shackle chain reported in 25-07.69N 052-53.09EWrecks · 23.4 nm
- Partially submerged wreck in vicinity 25-11.64N 054-10.12EWrecks · 52.6 nm
- RACON at dalma buoy 24-32.51N 052-27.85E inoperativeNav aids · 64.6 nm
- 12.9 meter depths reported in borouge channel 24-09.00N 052-45.20EWrecks · 77.6 nm
- Survey operations 18 sep until further notice by M/V fugro resilience in area bound by 26-33.31N 051-04.86E,…Surveys · 84.2 nm
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V halul 41 in area bound by 26-23.34N 051-47.10E,…Surveys · 86.2 nm
- Pipeline operations 10 aug thru 10 nov by vessel barge derrick barge 30 in area bound by 26-31.70N…Cable ops · 87.3 nm
- Pipeline operations 18 sep until further notice by barge mc dermott in area bound by 25-59.10N 051-36.60E,…Cable ops · 97.3 nm
- Bh jacket light fl(r) 4 sec temporarily established in 26-38.41N 051-56.90ENav aids · 102.6 nm
- Wave rider buoy, fl 5 y 10 sec, temporarily established in 26-39.57N 051-57.22ENav aids · 103.2 nm
- Mooring buoy established in 26-38.47N 051-55.82ENav aids · 103.2 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
2 restricted areas & port closures listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-25 03:06Z; 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.