Restricted

Nga chart 62400 (17TH ed)

Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 2653/10

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-12-10 13:54Z

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 IX 404/10 011116Z DEC 10.. Issued 2010-12-02 12:20Z. 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
Persian Gulf. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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Current notices and reporting history in the Persian Gulf →

issued
2010-12-02 12:20Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA IX 404/10 011116Z DEC 10.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
sea
Persian Gulf
position
24.989, 54.212
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

PERSIAN GULF.
NGA CHART 62400 (17TH ED).
NAVIGATION PROHIBITED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
IN AREA BOUND BY
24-59.26N 054-12.74E, 24-59.37N 054-12.61E,
24-59.48N 054-12.71E, 24-59.37N 054-12.84E.

Reading this warning

Chart reference
The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
Navigation prohibited
Ships may not enter or pass through the area, or a port is closed to traffic.
Until further notice
The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · restricted areas & port closures

9 within 180 nm since 2003 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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

2 restricted areas & port closures listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-25 03:06Z; source collection times vary.

Restricted

Navigation prohibited, exclusion and security zones, ports closed to traffic. All current restricted areas & port closures →

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.