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Navigation prohibited until further notice in areas bound by: a. 28-43.36N 048-23.06E, 28-43.87N 048-23.38E,…

Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 408/17

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2017-03-27 15:30Z

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 29/17 031500Z FEB 17.. Issued 2017-02-03 14:58Z. 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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Current notices and reporting history in the Persian Gulf →

issued
2017-02-03 14:58Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA IX 29/17 031500Z FEB 17.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
sea
Persian Gulf
position
28.697, 48.475
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

PERSIAN GULF.
KUWAIT.
DNC 10.
CHART 62570.
1. NAVIGATION PROHIBITED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-43.36N 048-23.06E, 28-43.87N 048-23.38E,
      28-44.07N 048-25.66E, 28-44.38N 048-26.46E,
      28-43.66N 048-34.95E, 28-42.73N 048-33.81E,
      28-40.72N 048-34.79E, 28-39.97N 048-30.18E,
      28-38.78N 048-28.65E, 28-38.84N 048-25.66E,
      28-40.65N 048-24.67E, 28-41.86N 048-22.70E.
   B. 28-39.69N 048-28.71E, 28-44.35N 048-29.97E,
      28-43.75N 048-23.99E, 28-42.64N 048-23.22E,
      28-42.56N 048-23.69E, 28-41.20N 048-23.82E,
      28-39.79N 048-24.14E, 28-40.51N 048-25.71E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1153/16.

Reading this warning

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.
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.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · restricted areas & port closures

8 within 180 nm since 2004 · 0 in the last 12 months · 2 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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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

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

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 21:13Z; 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.