Restricted

Navigation prohibited until 11 aug in area within one mile of 26-00.09N 055-58.86E

Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 2888/18

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2018-08-12 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 IX 189/18 090330Z AUG 18.. Issued 2018-08-09 09:15Z. 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 parsed report position is 26.002, 55.981 with a 1.0 nm radius. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Persian Gulf →

issued: 2018-08-09 09:15Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA IX 189/18 090330Z AUG 18.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
sea: Persian Gulf
position: 26.002, 55.981 · r 1.0 nm
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

PERSIAN GULF.
U.A.E.
DNC 10.
CHART 62392.
1. NAVIGATION PROHIBITED UNTIL 11 AUG
   IN AREA WITHIN ONE MILE OF
   26-00.09N 055-58.86E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 12 AUG 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.
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.
Within a radius of: A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.
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.

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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

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

Mine reported in 26-24.58N 056-20.67EMines · 31.4 nm
Derelict 274 meter M/V adalynn unlit and anchored in 25-36.99N 056-24.85EDerelicts · 32.9 nm
M/V cape dao suffered a security incident, disabled and adrift in 26-23.40N 056-34.40EDerelicts · 39.5 nm
GPS, GNSS, and AIS interference reported in vicinity of fujairah (25-07.33N 056-20.05E)Nav aids · 56.2 nm
Anchoring prohibited in area bound by 25-26.59N 055-05.88E, 25-28.17N 055-06.69E, 25-28.32N 055-09.15E,…Other · 56.9 nm
Fish farms established in areas bound by: a. 26-43.84N 056-56.88E, 26-43.80N 056-56.95E, 26-43.74N…Other · 68 nm
Lattice beacon 25-38.19N 057-45.86E inoperativeNav aids · 98.8 nm
Partially submerged wreck in vicinity 25-11.64N 054-10.12EWrecks · 109.5 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

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

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 22:13Z; 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.