Four unexploded ordnance vicinity 24-58-18N 063-29-30E
Arabian Sea · HYDROPAC 2111/03
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2004-02-14 12:50Z
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) · FIFTH FLT MSG 03 DEC 03. Issued 2003-12-03 17:59Z. 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
- Arabian Sea. The parsed report position is 24.972, 63.492. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2003-12-03 17:59Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- FIFTH FLT MSG 03 DEC 03
- issued by
- FIFTH FLT MSG
- sea
- Arabian Sea
- position
- 24.972, 63.492
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CHART 63040 (2ND ED). FOUR UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE VICINITY 24-58-18N 063-29-30E.
Reading this warning
- Chart reference
- The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
- Unexploded ordnance
- Bombs, shells, mines or torpedoes found on the seabed or washed up, and the operations to remove or destroy them.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · ordnance operations
6 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 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.
- Bombing exercises 0300Z to 1100Z daily 30 mar thru 11 apr within two miles of 24-37N 066-25E2010-03-30
- Underwater ordnance detonations 160001Z to 182359Z and 220001Z to 242359Z feb in area bound by 23-50-00N…2009-02-14
- Underwater ordnance detonations 240600Z to 241400Z mar within ten miles of 23-30N 062-30E2002-03-22
- Underwater ordnance detonations 0830Z to 1300Z and 1400Z to 1800Z daily: a. 17 jan in areas between: 1.…2002-01-16
- Underwater ordnance detonations 020500Z to 021100Z aug in area bound by 24-38N 059-13E, 24-55N 059-23E,…2001-07-30
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
- Ormara lighthouse 25-11.10N 064-41.10E unlitNav aids · 66.1 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 ordnance operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 05:45Z; source collection times vary.
Ordnance
Ordnance disposal, underwater detonations and unexploded ordnance. All current ordnance operations →
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.