Hazardous operations 2200Z to 0300Z commencing daily 09 thru 21 dec in areas bound by: a. 35-44-06N…
Eastern China Sea · HYDROPAC 3423/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-12-10 14:38Z
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 XI 808/12 031247Z DEC 12.. Issued 2012-12-03 14:10Z. 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
- Eastern China Sea. 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
- Hazardous operations 2200Z to 0300Z commencing daily until 28 dec in areas bound by: a. 35-44-06N…later cancellation notice
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.
- HYDROPAC 3423/12 · this notice2012-12-03 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3512/122012-12-10 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3536/122012-12-12 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Eastern China Sea →
Activity windows · 13 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-09 22:00Z | 2012-12-10 03:00Z | — | 5 h |
| 2012-12-10 22:00Z | 2012-12-11 03:00Z | — | 5 h |
| 2012-12-11 22:00Z | 2012-12-12 03:00Z | — | 5 h |
| 2012-12-12 22:00Z | 2012-12-13 03:00Z | — | 5 h |
| 2012-12-13 22:00Z | 2012-12-14 03:00Z | — | 5 h |
| 2012-12-14 22:00Z | 2012-12-15 03:00Z | — | 5 h |
| 2012-12-15 22:00Z | 2012-12-16 03:00Z | — | 5 h |
| 2012-12-16 22:00Z | 2012-12-17 03:00Z | — | 5 h |
| … 5 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2012-12-03 14:10Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2012-12-22 04:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 808/12 031247Z DEC 12.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Eastern China Sea
- position
- 33.035, 124.665
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
YELLOW SEA.
EAST CHINA SEA.
PHILIPPINE SEA.
ROCKETS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 2200Z TO 0300Z COMMENCING DAILY
09 THRU 21 DEC IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 35-44-06N 124-30-30E, 35-44-07N 124-54-23E
34-58-43N 124-56-11E, 34-58-36N 124-32-32E.
B. 33-40-06N 124-07-47E, 33-39-51N 125-12-29E
32-24-07N 125-11-37E, 32-24-22N 124-07-50E.
C. 18-13-44N 123-48-37E, 18-12-54N 124-45-20E
15-30-17N 124-42-19E, 15-31-07N 123-46-24E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 220400Z DEC 12.
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.
- 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 · missile & rocket hazards
7 within 180 nm since 2012 · 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, rocket launching 050402Z to 050615Z jun in area bound by 33-14-08N 123-37-44E,…2019-06-04
- Rockets2016-02-07
- Rockets2016-02-06
- Rockets2016-02-06
- Rockets2016-02-02
- Hazardous operations 2200Z to 0300Z commencing daily until 28 dec in areas bound by: a. 35-44-06N…2012-12-10
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
4 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 05:23Z; 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.