Mines
Khawr abd allah was recently surveyed following mine clearance activities, in order to assess the channel's…
HYDROPAC 743/03
- issued
- 2003-04-27 11:50Z
- status
- cancelled 2003-09-23 10:50Z (archive)
- authority
- CDR CARMAN COMUSNAVCENT/COMFIFTHFLT E-MAIL 27 APR 03
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. KHAWR ABD ALLAH WAS RECENTLY SURVEYED FOLLOWING
MINE CLEARANCE ACTIVITIES, IN ORDER TO ASSESS
THE CHANNEL'S NAVIGABILITY. THIS SURVEY WAS
REQUIRED IN A SHORT TIMELINE AND SO IS
SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS:
A. ONLY AREAS WITHIN THE SWEPT CHANNEL WERE
SURVEYED, AS WELL AS BERTH AREAS WITHIN
THE PORT OF UMM QASR. NO UPDATED SURVEY
DATA IS AVAILABLE OUTSIDE OF THE CHANNEL.
B. TIDES FOR THIS REGION ARE LARGE AND MEASURED
DATA IS UNAVAILABLE. TIDAL CORRECTIONS TO
THE SURVEY HAVE BEEN CALCULATED USING THE
BEST TECHNIQUES AVAILABLE FROM TIDE MODELS,
BUT VERTICAL ERRORS IN SOUNDINGS ARE
ASSESSED AS APPROXIMATELY ONE METER AND
COULD BE GREATER IN CERTAIN METEOROLOGICAL
CONDITIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE OBSERVED
LOW TIDES HAVE BEEN NOTED TO BE ONE METER
LOWER THAN EXPECTED.
2. ACCORDING TO BRITISH ADMIRALTY CHART 1235 (7TH ED)
DATED 17 APR 03, THE INTENTION OF THE RAPID
SURVEY WAS TO LOCATE UNKNOWN DANGERS QUICKLY.
THE LINE SPACING USED WAS WIDER THAN NECESSARY
TO FULLY PROVE THAT QUESTIONABLE SHOALS DO NOT
EXIST, THEREFORE PREVIOUSLY CHARTED SHOALS
HAVE TO BE RETAINED.
3. DUE TO THE NARROW CHANNEL, SURVEY LINE SPACING
AND PROBABLE SOUNDING ERROR, MARINERS SHOULD
USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN NAVIGATING THE
KHAWR ABD ALLAH TO UMM QASR.
Timeline
- HYDROPAC messages in force 231000Z sep 2003cancelled by · 2003-09-23
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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.