Mining operations in progress until 18 mar in area bound by 26-54.00N 051-13.00E, 26-40.00N 051-13.00E,…
Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 742/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-03-07 23:54Z
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) · CTF 52 0/23 060601Z MAR 23.. Issued 2023-03-06 06:33Z. 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.
Related notices and cancellation links
- issued
- 2023-03-06 06:33Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2023-03-19 00:01Z
- authority
- CTF 52 0/23 060601Z MAR 23.
- issued by
- CTF
- sea
- Persian Gulf
- position
- 26.783, 50.900
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
PERSIAN GULF. BAHRAIN. DNC 10. 1. MINING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 18 MAR IN AREA BOUND BY 26-54.00N 051-13.00E, 26-40.00N 051-13.00E, 26-40.00N 050-35.00E, 26-54.00N 050-35.00E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 190001Z MAR 23.
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.
- 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 · mine warnings
5 within 180 nm since 2022 · 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.
- Mining operations 0500Z to 1500Z daily 04 thru 14 jun in area bound by 26-12.78N 050-45.55E, 26-12.77N…2023-06-03
- Mining operations 0500Z to 1500Z daily 21 may thru 01 jun in area bound by 26-12.78N 050-45.55E, 26-12.77N…2023-05-20
- Mining operations in progress until 18 mar in area bound by 26-16.77N 050-52.21E, 26-16.77N 050-53.86E,…2023-03-06
- Mining operations in progress until 02 jun in area bound by 26-11.45N 050-44.54E, 26-11.27N 050-46.08E,…2022-05-31
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
- Mooring buoy established in 26-38.47N 051-55.82ENav aids · 55.9 nm
- Pipeline operations 18 sep until further notice by barge mc dermott in area bound by 25-59.10N 051-36.60E,…Cable ops · 56.1 nm
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V HYSY289 in area bound by 26-41.99N 051-53.26E,…Surveys · 56.8 nm
- Bh jacket light fl(r) 4 sec temporarily established in 26-38.41N 051-56.90ENav aids · 56.9 nm
- Wave rider buoy, fl 5 y 10 sec, temporarily established in 26-39.57N 051-57.22ENav aids · 57 nm
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V halul 41 in area bound by 26-23.34N 051-47.10E,…Surveys · 65 nm
- Pipeline operations 10 aug thru 10 nov by vessel barge derrick barge 30 in area bound by 26-31.70N…Cable ops · 67.9 nm
- Survey operations 18 sep until further notice by M/V fugro resilience in area bound by 26-33.31N 051-04.86E,…Surveys · 74.3 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
8 mine warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-28 22:50Z; source collection times vary.
Mines
Drifting or reported sea mines. Mostly the Black Sea since 2022. All current mine warnings →
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.