Hazardous operations 170708Z to 170740Z dec, alternate 0708Z to 0740Z daily 18 dec thru 31 jan 13 within 49…
Philippine Sea · HYDROPAC 3558/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-12-17 12:42Z
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 837/12 131155Z DEC 12.. Issued 2012-12-13 12:59Z. 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
- Philippine Sea. The parsed report position is 28.180, 133.246 with a 49.0 nm radius. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Hazardous operationslater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Philippine Sea →
Activity windows · 46 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-17 07:08Z | 2012-12-17 07:40Z | — | 32 min |
| 2012-12-18 07:08Z | 2012-12-18 07:40Z | — | 32 min |
| 2012-12-19 07:08Z | 2012-12-19 07:40Z | — | 32 min |
| 2012-12-20 07:08Z | 2012-12-20 07:40Z | — | 32 min |
| 2012-12-21 07:08Z | 2012-12-21 07:40Z | — | 32 min |
| 2012-12-22 07:08Z | 2012-12-22 07:40Z | — | 32 min |
| 2012-12-23 07:08Z | 2012-12-23 07:40Z | — | 32 min |
| 2012-12-24 07:08Z | 2012-12-24 07:40Z | — | 32 min |
| … 38 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2012-12-13 12:59Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2013-01-31 08:40Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 837/12 131155Z DEC 12.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Philippine Sea
- position
- 28.180, 133.246 · r 49.0 nm
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC. JAPAN. ROCKETS. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 170708Z TO 170740Z DEC, ALTERNATE 0708Z TO 0740Z DAILY 18 DEC THRU 31 JAN 13 WITHIN 49 MILES OF 28-10-49N 133-14-46E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 310840Z JAN 13.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
12 within 180 nm since 2010 · 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, space debris 020700Z to 020830Z dec, alternate 0700Z to 0830Z daily 03 and 31 dec in…2023-11-30
- Hazardous operations, space debris 010700Z to 010830Z dec, alternate 0700Z to 0830Z daily 02 thru 31 dec in…2023-11-27
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching: a. 260105Z to 260309Z jan, alternate 0105Z to 0309Z daily 27 jan…2023-01-25
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching: a. 250105Z to 250309Z jan, alternate 0105Z to 0309Z daily 26 jan…2023-01-20
- Hazardous operations 201407Z to 201610Z jul, alternate 1407Z to 1610Z daily 21 thru 27 jul within: a. 32…2013-07-15
- Hazardous operations 112020Z to 112120Z jan, alternate 2020Z to 2120Z daily 12 thru 30 jan within 48.6 miles…2012-01-10
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 06:34Z; 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.