Missile operations 2200Z to 0300Z commencing daily 02 thru 04 and 0400Z to 1000Z daily 03 thru 05 jul in…
Sea of Okhotsk · HYDROPAC 2246/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-07-05 11:00Z
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 53/17 270907Z JUN 17.. Issued 2017-06-27 09:09Z. 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.
Current notices and reporting history in the Sea of Okhotsk →
Activity windows · 6 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-02 22:00Z | 2017-07-03 03:00Z | — | 5 h |
| 2017-07-03 04:00Z | 2017-07-03 10:00Z | — | 6 h |
| 2017-07-03 22:00Z | 2017-07-04 03:00Z | — | 5 h |
| 2017-07-04 04:00Z | 2017-07-04 10:00Z | — | 6 h |
| 2017-07-04 22:00Z | 2017-07-05 03:00Z | — | 5 h |
| 2017-07-05 04:00Z | 2017-07-05 10:00Z | — | 6 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2017-06-27 09:09Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2017-07-05 11:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XIII 53/17 270907Z JUN 17.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XIII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Sea of Okhotsk
- position
- 46.586, 146.896
- 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. DNC 24. 1. MISSILE OPERATIONS 2200Z TO 0300Z COMMENCING DAILY 02 THRU 04 AND 0400Z TO 1000Z DAILY 03 THRU 05 JUL IN AREA BOUND BY 45-06-54N 147-30-12E, 45-09-36N 147-09-48E, 45-17-48N 146-38-12E, 45-32-54N 146-51-12E, 45-35-12N 146-28-00E, 45-45-48N 146-19-36E, 46-01-42N 146-28-00E, 46-16-36N 146-09-42E, 47-41-48N 145-23-24E, 48-04-06N 146-57-48E, 46-03-30N 148-02-48E, 46-02-18N 148-20-06E, 45-33-48N 148-17-36E, 45-27-06N 147-58-54E, 45-27-06N 147-46-18E, 45-11-54N 147-45-36E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 051100Z JUL 17.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- Missile firing
- Missile tests or exercises, with the danger area and times during which missiles may be in flight or falling.
- 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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
- 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 · missile & rocket hazards
25 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 and gunnery operations 2300Z to 0800Z daily 16 thru 30 aug in area bound by 47-56.60N 153-30.40E,…2022-08-11
- 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
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
7 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 16:22Z; 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.