Hazardous operations 072300Z to 080300Z, 080500Z to 080800Z, 082300Z to 090300Z, 090500Z to 090800Z, 092300Z…
Sea of Okhotsk · HYDROPAC 2027/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-07-10 09:00Z
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 XIII 48/16 060800Z JUL 16.. Issued 2016-07-06 11:00Z. 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
- Sea of Okhotsk. 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
- Hazardous operations 072300Z to 080300Z, 080500Z to 080800Z, 082300Z to 090300Z and 090500Z to 090800Z jul…cancelled by this notice
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 1987/162016-07-03 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2027/16 · this notice2016-07-06 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Sea of Okhotsk →
Activity windows · 6 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-07 23:00Z | 2016-07-08 03:00Z | — | 4 h |
| 2016-07-08 05:00Z | 2016-07-08 08:00Z | — | 3 h |
| 2016-07-08 23:00Z | 2016-07-09 03:00Z | — | 4 h |
| 2016-07-09 05:00Z | 2016-07-09 08:00Z | — | 3 h |
| 2016-07-09 23:00Z | 2016-07-10 03:00Z | — | 4 h |
| 2016-07-10 05:00Z | 2016-07-10 08:00Z | — | 3 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2016-07-06 11:00Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2016-07-10 09:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XIII 48/16 060800Z JUL 16.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XIII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Sea of Okhotsk
- position
- 45.303, 146.341
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SEA OF OKHOTSK. KURIL ISLANDS. MISSILES. DNC 24. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 072300Z TO 080300Z, 080500Z TO 080800Z, 082300Z TO 090300Z, 090500Z TO 090800Z, 092300Z TO 100300Z AND 100500Z TO 100800Z JUL IN AREA BOUND BY 44-28-00N 146-04-30E, 44-41-00N 145-26-00E, 46-00-00N 145-16-00E, 46-00-00N 147-24-00E, 45-08-00N 147-24-00E, 44-49-00N 147-09-36E, 44-46-06N 147-07-54E, 44-27-00N 146-36-00E, 44-27-00N 146-34-00E. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1987/16. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 100900Z JUL 16.
Reading this warning
- Missile firing
- Missile tests or exercises, with the danger area and times during which missiles may be in flight or falling.
- 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.
- Hazardous operations
- NGA's heading for activities that make an area dangerous — most often rocket launches, space debris and weapons firings, and some open-ended danger areas.
- 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.
- 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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
24 within 180 nm since 2012 · 1 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.
- Missile operations 2000Z to 1200Z daily 10 thru 15 aug in area bound by 46-54.80N 144-08.60E, 47-35.30N…2026-08-11
- Missile and gunnery 2200Z to 1000Z daily 04 thru 19 jun in areas bound by: a. 50-00.00N 155-15.00E,…2023-05-31
- Missile and gunnery 2200Z to 1000Z daily 04 thru 19 jun in areas bound by: a. 44-50.00N 149-20.00E,…2023-05-31
- Gunnery and missile operations 2200Z to 0800Z daily 17 thru 30 aug: a. in 45-18.00N 148-40.00E2022-08-15
- Missile operations 2200Z to 0800Z daily 31 may thru 14 jun in areas bound by a. 45-20.00N 150-10.00E,…2022-05-27
- Missile and gunnery operations 2100Z to 1000Z daily 28 feb thru 30 mar in area bound by 45-47N 148-43E,…2022-02-25
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
Worldwide in the collected sources
4 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 16:44Z; source collection times vary.
Missiles
Missile firings, rocket launches and space debris re-entry areas. All current missile & rocket hazards →
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.