Restricted

Navigation prohibited until further notice in area bound by 25-17.6N 054-38.1E, 25-19.3N 054-38.5E, 25-18.8N…

Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 377/07

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2007-06-07 09:05Z

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 BAHRAIN 26/07 01 MAR 07.. Issued 2007-03-01 13:41Z. 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.

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issued
2007-03-01 13:41Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MENAS BAHRAIN 26/07 01 MAR 07.
issued by
MENAS
sea
Persian Gulf
position
25.303, 54.658
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CHART 62400 (17TH ED).
NAVIGATION PROHIBITED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
IN AREA BOUND BY
25-17.6N 054-38.1E, 25-19.3N 054-38.5E,
25-18.8N 054-40.9E, 25-17.0N 054-40.4E.
WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.

Reading this warning

Chart reference
The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
Navigation prohibited
Ships may not enter or pass through the area, or a port is closed to traffic.
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.
Wide berth requested
Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.

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Collected reports in this area · restricted areas & port closures

9 within 180 nm since 2003 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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.

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

2 restricted areas & port closures listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-25 03:06Z; source collection times vary.

Restricted

Navigation prohibited, exclusion and security zones, ports closed to traffic. All current restricted areas & port closures →

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.