Missiles

Hazardous operations 0700Z to 1700Z daily 13 and 14 oct in area bound by 24-05.0N 058-20.0E, 24-00.0N…

Gulf of Oman · HYDROPAC 3316/15

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2015-10-09 04:28Z

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 302/15 080807Z OCT 15.. Issued 2015-10-08 08:56Z. 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
Gulf of Oman. 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

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.

  1. HYDROPAC 3316/15 · this notice2015-10-08 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 3325/152015-10-09 · Archived notice
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Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Oman →

issued
2015-10-08 08:56Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2015-10-14 18:00Z
authority
NAVAREA IX 302/15 080807Z OCT 15.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
sea
Gulf of Oman
position
24.246, 58.059
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF OMAN.
MISSILES.
DNC 10.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0700Z TO 1700Z DAILY
   13 AND 14 OCT IN AREA BOUND BY
   24-05.0N 058-20.0E, 24-00.0N 058-39.0E,
   23-51.5N 058-20.0E, 24-09.0N 057-40.0E,
   24-18.0N 057-40.0E, 24-25.0N 057-40.0E,
   24-51.3N 058-06.0E, 24-30.0N 058-00.0E,
   24-20.0N 058-20.0E, 24-10.0N 058-25.0E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 141800Z OCT 15.

Reading this warning

Missile firing
Missile tests or exercises, with the danger area and times during which missiles may be in flight or falling.
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.
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.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards

5 within 180 nm since 2015 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

15
20
24

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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A
M
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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

8 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 03:12Z; 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.