Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 1601Z daily 01 thru 06, 08 thru 13, 15 thru 20, 22 thru 27 and 29 thru 31 mar in…
Malacca Strait · HYDROPAC 351/04
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2004-03-31 17:01Z
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) · 1. NAVAREA XI 95/04 24 FEB 04 2. PTNMM. Issued 2004-02-25 08:20Z. 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
- Malacca Strait. 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 asian noble adrift in 42-28.8N 134-54.2E at 230913Z febcancelled by this notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Malacca Strait →
Activity windows · 6 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-03-01 00:01Z | 2004-03-01 16:01Z | — | 16 h |
| 2004-03-02 00:01Z | 2004-03-02 16:01Z | — | 16 h |
| 2004-03-03 00:01Z | 2004-03-03 16:01Z | — | 16 h |
| 2004-03-04 00:01Z | 2004-03-04 16:01Z | — | 16 h |
| 2004-03-05 00:01Z | 2004-03-05 16:01Z | — | 16 h |
| 2004-03-06 00:01Z | 2004-03-06 16:01Z | — | 16 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2004-02-25 08:20Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2004-03-31 17:01Z
- authority
- 1. NAVAREA XI 95/04 24 FEB 04 2. PTNMM
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Malacca Strait
- position
- 4.556, 100.061
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 0001Z TO 1601Z DAILY 01 THRU 06, 08 THRU 13, 15 THRU 20, 22 THRU 27 AND 29 THRU 31 MAR IN AREA BOUND BY 04-14N 100-17E, 04-33N 099-48E, 04-53N 100-06E. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 340/04(95,96). 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 311701Z MAR.
Reading this warning
- Gunnery and live firing
- Naval or coastal guns firing into a sea area for practice, at stated times.
- 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.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROPAC
- The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.
- 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 · military exercises
55 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- Gunnery exercises 250600Z to 250800Z apr in area bound by 03-45.00N 099-35.00E, 03-50.00N 099-35.00E,…2024-04-24
- Hazardous operations in progress until 24 sep within 70 miles of 05-28N 099-30E2008-09-24
- Hazardous operations 0100Z to 0700Z daily 18 and 20 jul in area bound by 04-33N 099-48E, 04-14N 100-17E,…2007-07-13
- Hazardous operations 0100Z to 1000Z daily 19 thru 26 may in vicinity 05-28N 099-08E2006-05-19
- Hazardous operations 0001Z to 1601Z daily 02 thru 06, 09 thru 13, 16 thru 20, 23 thru 27, 30 and 31 jan in…2005-12-28
- Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 1601Z daily 01 thru 03, 05 thru 11, 12 thru 17, and 19 thru 24 dec in area bound…2005-11-30
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
28 military exercises listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 00:55Z; 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.