Hazardous operations 190230Z to 190630Z sep in area bound by 20-48.33N 087-02.58E, 18-12.33N 086-07.11E,…
Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 2651/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-09-19 07:30Z
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 VIII 442/12 171031Z SEP 12.. Issued 2012-09-17 13:07Z. 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
- Indian Ocean. 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 operationscancelled 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 2642/122012-09-16 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2651/12 · this notice2012-09-17 · Archived notice
Activity windows · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-09-19 02:30Z | 2012-09-19 06:30Z | — | 4 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2012-09-17 13:07Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2012-09-19 07:30Z
- authority
- NAVAREA VIII 442/12 171031Z SEP 12.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VIII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Indian Ocean
- position
- 4.676, 88.450
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
INDIA-EAST COAST. BAY OF BENGAL. NORTHERN INDIAN OCEAN. ROCKETS. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 190230Z TO 190630Z SEP IN AREA BOUND BY 20-48.33N 087-02.58E, 18-12.33N 086-07.11E, 07-16.26S 087-03.10E, 07-10.46S 089-26.36E, 06-52.76S 091-48.58E, 18-24.13N 088-30.45E, 20-48.73N 087-07.41E. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2611/12. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 190730Z SEP 12.
Reading this warning
- 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
9 within 180 nm since 2010 · 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.
- Missile operations 080001Z to 092359Z nov in areas within: a. five miles of 17-39.24N 083-37.81E2019-11-05
- Hazardous operations 0300Z to 0700Z daily 02 thru 04 dec in area bound by 20-48.36N 087-02.58E, 18-12.36N…2014-11-29
- Hazardous operations 0430Z to 0830Z daily 20 and 21 jan and 220230Z to 220630Z jan in area bound by…2014-01-15
- Hazardous operations 210230Z to 210500Z, 210700Z to 210900Z and 220500Z to 220830Z sep in area bound by…2012-09-16
- Hazardous operations 0330Z to 1100Z daily 09 thru 11 dec in area bound by 20-45.35N 087-05.36E, 20-21.61N…2010-12-06
- Hazardous operations 0430Z to 1030Z daily 07 and 09 feb in area bound by 20-45.4N 087-05.4E, 20-21.6N…2010-02-05
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
4 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 08:19Z; 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.