Gunnery exercises 25 jul in area bound by 04-34-50N 119-56-58E, 04-33-56N 120-06-14E, 04-24-39N 120-05-53E,…
Celebes Sea · HYDROPAC 2644/18
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2018-07-26 00:01Z
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 XI 368/18 201211Z JUL 18.. Issued 2018-07-20 12:54Z. 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
- Celebes Sea. 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
- NAVTEX station magallanes (e) 52-55.7S 070-53.4W off aircancelled by this notice
- Valparaiso playa ancha radio (b) 33-04.7S 071-36.8W off aircancelled by this notice
- NAVTEX station isla de pascua (f) 27-09.0S 109-26.2W off aircancelled by this notice
- issued
- 2018-07-20 12:54Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 368/18 201211Z JUL 18.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Celebes Sea
- position
- 4.495, 120.021
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CELEBES SEA. PHILIPPINES. DNC 11. 1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 25 JUL IN AREA BOUND BY 04-34-50N 119-56-58E, 04-33-56N 120-06-14E, 04-24-39N 120-05-53E, 04-25-37N 119-56-03E. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2212/18, 2243/18, 2572/18. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 26 JUL 18.
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.
- Gunnery and live firing
- Naval or coastal guns firing into a sea area for practice, at stated times.
- 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 · military exercises
21 within 180 nm since 2003 · 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.
- Gunnery exercises in progress until 05 dec in area bound by 04-50.72N 119-58.15E, 04-49.22N 119-55.62E,…2025-12-04
- Gunnery exercises 10 thru 14 feb in area bound by 06-45.00N 121-38.00E, 06-55.00N 121-38.00E, 06-55.00N…2025-02-05
- Gunnery exercises 25 thru 30 nov in area bound by 06-41.67N 121-23.35E, 06-41.73N 121-28.39E, 06-36.63N…2024-11-20
- Gunnery exercises 25 thru 30 nov in area bound by 04-49.22N 119-55.62E, 04-50.72N 119-58.14E, 04-48.89N…2024-11-20
- Gunnery exercises 24 thru 30 nov in area bound by 06-55.00N 121-38.00E, 06-55.00N 121-48.00E, 06-45.00N…2024-11-19
- Gunnery exercises in progress until 11 may in area bound by 06-45.00N 121-38.00E, 06-55.00N 121-38.00E,…2024-05-04
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
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
28 military exercises listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 07:53Z; source collection times vary.
Exercises
Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises →
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.