Other
A united states military aircraft carrying unexploded ordnance has fallen into the sea inside the area of…
HYDROPAC 2062/01
- issued
- 2001-12-18 14:45Z
- status
- cancelled 2003-03-05 11:50Z (archive)
- authority
- EMAIL CDR PEDROZO 180722Z DEC 01
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CHART 61610 (7TH ED). 1. A UNITED STATES MILITARY AIRCRAFT CARRYING UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE HAS FALLEN INTO THE SEA INSIDE THE AREA OF THE CHAGOS BANK IN AREA BETWEEN 06-21.3S 06-31.3S AND 072-18.4E 072-28.5E. 2. THE WRECKAGE AND UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE MAY CREATE A HAZARD TO NAVIGATION AND ALL MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO STAY WELL CLEAR OF THE AREA. 3. THE AIRCRAFT, AND ALL ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH IT, REMAIN THE SOVEREIGN PROPERTY OF THE UNITED STATES AND SHOULD NOT BE DISTURBED OR REMOVED WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF THE U.S GOVERNMENT. 4. A DETERMINATION TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT AND ITS CONTENTS WILL BE MADE BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. IF ANY WRECKAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIRCRAFT IS FOUND, IT SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY TURNED OVER TO THE NEAREST U.S. GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE.
Timeline
- HYDROPAC messages in force 051100Z mar 2003cancelled by · 2003-03-05
Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
68 other warnings in force · see all
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.