Navigation prohibited 0630Z to 1500Z daily 27 thru 30 sep in area bound by 59-15N 158-45E, 61-23N 156-45E,…
Sea of Okhotsk · HYDROPAC 2666/11
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2011-09-30 16:00Z
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 51/11 220924Z SEP 11.. Issued 2011-09-22 12:03Z. 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 · 4 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-09-27 06:30Z | 2011-09-27 15:00Z | — | 8 h 30 |
| 2011-09-28 06:30Z | 2011-09-28 15:00Z | — | 8 h 30 |
| 2011-09-29 06:30Z | 2011-09-29 15:00Z | — | 8 h 30 |
| 2011-09-30 06:30Z | 2011-09-30 15:00Z | — | 8 h 30 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2011-09-22 12:03Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2011-09-30 16:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XIII 51/11 220924Z SEP 11.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XIII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Sea of Okhotsk
- position
- 60.441, 158.253
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SEA OF OKHOTSK. 1. NAVIGATION PROHIBITED 0630Z TO 1500Z DAILY 27 THRU 30 SEP IN AREA BOUND BY 59-15N 158-45E, 61-23N 156-45E, 61-44N 157-33E, 59-30N 159-50E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 301600Z SEP.
Reading this warning
- Navigation prohibited
- Ships may not enter or pass through the area, or a port is closed to traffic.
- 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 · restricted areas & port closures
3 within 180 nm since 2008 · 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.
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
2 restricted areas & port closures listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 13:50Z; 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.