Hazardous operations
Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 617/13
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2013-03-09 20:00Z
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) · SCOTT MULLINS 030656Z MAR 13.. Issued 2013-03-03 07:08Z. 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.
Activity windows · 12 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-04 04:00Z | 2013-03-04 12:00Z | — | 8 h |
| 2013-03-04 15:00Z | 2013-03-04 19:00Z | — | 4 h |
| 2013-03-05 04:00Z | 2013-03-05 12:00Z | — | 8 h |
| 2013-03-05 15:00Z | 2013-03-05 19:00Z | — | 4 h |
| 2013-03-06 04:00Z | 2013-03-06 12:00Z | — | 8 h |
| 2013-03-06 15:00Z | 2013-03-06 19:00Z | — | 4 h |
| 2013-03-07 04:00Z | 2013-03-07 12:00Z | — | 8 h |
| 2013-03-07 15:00Z | 2013-03-07 19:00Z | — | 4 h |
| … 4 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2013-03-03 07:08Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2013-03-09 20:00Z
- authority
- SCOTT MULLINS 030656Z MAR 13.
- issued by
- SCOTT MULLINS
- sea
- Persian Gulf
- position
- 25.561, 54.849
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
PERSIAN GULF. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0400Z TO 1200Z AND 1500Z TO 1900Z DAILY 04 THRU 09 MAR IN AREA BOUND BY 25-35-03N 054-51-02E, 25-32-39N 054-52-38E, 25-33-13N 054-49-08E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 092000Z MAR 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.
- 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 · military exercises
35 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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 11 and 12 aug in area bound by 25-06.5N 054-23.9E, 25-05.6N 054-25.8E, 25-03.8N…2020-08-08
- Hazardous operations2015-05-23
- Hazardous operations2013-01-04
- Hazardous operations2012-04-09
- Gunnery exercises 0300Z to 1500Z daily 27 thru 29 sep in area bound by 25-09-15N 054-27-00E, 25-02-05N…2010-09-22
- Gunnery exercises 0300Z to 1500Z daily 07, 08 and 10 jul in area bound by 25-09-15N 054-27-00E, 25-07-13N…2010-07-02
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
- Anchoring prohibited in area bound by 25-26.59N 055-05.88E, 25-28.17N 055-06.69E, 25-28.32N 055-09.15E,…Other · 17.2 nm
- Partially submerged wreck in vicinity 25-11.64N 054-10.12EWrecks · 43 nm
- Zaqqum buoy in 25-06.56N 053-25.06ENav aids · 82.3 nm
- GPS, GNSS, and AIS interference reported in vicinity of fujairah (25-07.33N 056-20.05E)Nav aids · 84.8 nm
- Derelict 274 meter M/V adalynn unlit and anchored in 25-36.99N 056-24.85EDerelicts · 84.8 nm
- Mine reported in 26-24.58N 056-20.67EMines · 95.5 nm
- Foul ground, anchor with 2.5 shackle chain reported in 25-07.69N 052-53.09EWrecks · 109.7 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
9 military exercises listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-04 03:09Z; 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.