Hazardous operations 0300Z to 1500Z in progress daily until further notice in area bound by 24-43N 051-45E,…
Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 289/04
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2004-02-21 08:40Z
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) · MENAS 12/04 15 FEB 04. Issued 2004-02-15 11:01Z. 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.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Derelict M/V kraken adrift vicinity 30-12S 072-30Wlater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2004-02-15 11:01Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MENAS 12/04 15 FEB 04
- issued by
- MENAS
- sea
- Persian Gulf
- position
- 24.845, 52.004
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0300Z TO 1500Z IN PROGRESS DAILY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE IN AREA BOUND BY 24-43N 051-45E, 24-49N 052-16E, 24-58N 052-16E, 24-53N 051-45E.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · military exercises
66 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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.
- Hazardous operations 0500Z to 1500Z daily 17 thru 19 jun in area bound by 27-21.00N 049-56.00E, 27-27.50N…2025-06-16
- Hazardous operations 22 nov thru 15 dec in area bound by 25-56.00N 050-53.00E, 26-33.00N 050-53.00E,…2022-11-21
- Hazardous operations 0500Z to 1500Z daily 24 and 25 feb in area bound by 26-44N 051-48E, 27-10N 051-54E,…2021-02-22
- Hazardous operations 090830Z to 091400Z dec in area bound by 27-00N 051-00E, 27-00N 051-32E, 26-33N 051-32E,…2020-12-08
- Hazardous operations 110830Z to 111400Z oct in area bound by 27-00.00N 051-00.00E, 26-55.00N 051-53.33E,…2020-10-09
- Hazardous operations 090400Z to 111300Z oct in area bound by 26-42.13N 050-55.35E, 26-42.16N 050-55.37E,…2020-10-08
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
- RACON at dalma buoy 24-32.51N 052-27.85E inoperativeNav aids · 31 nm
- Foul ground, anchor with 2.5 shackle chain reported in 25-07.69N 052-53.09EWrecks · 50.9 nm
- 12.9 meter depths reported in borouge channel 24-09.00N 052-45.20EWrecks · 58.5 nm
- Survey operations 18 sep until further notice by M/V fugro resilience in area bound by 26-33.31N 051-04.86E,…Surveys · 59.2 nm
- Pipeline operations 18 sep until further notice by barge mc dermott in area bound by 25-59.10N 051-36.60E,…Cable ops · 78.4 nm
- Zaqqum buoy in 25-06.56N 053-25.06ENav aids · 78.6 nm
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V halul 41 in area bound by 26-23.34N 051-47.10E,…Surveys · 79.5 nm
- Pipeline operations 10 aug thru 10 nov by vessel barge derrick barge 30 in area bound by 26-31.70N…Cable ops · 94.4 nm
- Bh jacket light fl(r) 4 sec temporarily established in 26-38.41N 051-56.90ENav aids · 107.8 nm
- Wave rider buoy, fl 5 y 10 sec, temporarily established in 26-39.57N 051-57.22ENav aids · 109 nm
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V HYSY289 in area bound by 26-41.99N 051-53.26E,…Surveys · 109.2 nm
- Partially submerged wreck in vicinity 25-11.64N 054-10.12EWrecks · 119.6 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
10 military exercises listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 06:12Z; 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.