Hazardous operations 15 thru 24 mar in area bound by 24-25.0N 057-40.0E, 24-18.0N 057-40.0E, 24-09.0N…
Gulf of Oman · HYDROPAC 822/20
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2020-03-19 15:43Z
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 112/20 111506Z MAR 20.. Issued 2020-03-11 16:10Z. 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
- Gulf of Oman. 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
- Survey operations 200001Z mar until further notice in area bound by 25-55.65N 051-31.00E, 26-04.36N…later cancellation notice
- issued
- 2020-03-11 16:10Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA IX 112/20 111506Z MAR 20.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Gulf of Oman
- position
- 24.103, 58.085
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF OMAN. OMAN. DNC 10. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 15 THRU 24 MAR IN AREA BOUND BY 24-25.0N 057-40.0E, 24-18.0N 057-40.0E, 24-09.0N 057-40.0E, 23-51.3N 058-06.0E, 23-51.5N 058-20.0E, 24-00.0N 058-39.0E, 24-05.0N 058-25.0E, 24-10.0N 058-25.0E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 25 MAR 20.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · military exercises
17 within 180 nm since 2004 · 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 191000Z to 191400Z and 201135Z to 201500Z dec in area bound by 24-18.00N 057-40.00E,…2023-12-15
- Hazardous operations in progress until 13 oct in area bound by 24-10.00N 058-25.00E, 24-25.00N 057-40.00E,…2022-10-10
- Hazardous operations 060800Z to 101000Z mar in area bound by 24-25.0N 057-40.0E, 24-18.0N 057-40.0E,…2022-03-04
- Hazardous operations 0500Z to 0700Z daily 10 and 11 jan in area bound by 24-18.00N 057-40.00E, 24-00.00N…2022-01-07
- Hazardous operations 24 thru 28 oct in area bound by 24-25.0N 057-40.0E, 24-18.0N 057-40.0E, 24-09.0N…2021-10-26
- Gunnery exercises 060330Z to 061400Z apr in area bound by 24-18.00N 057-40.00E, 24-00.00N 058-39.00E,…2021-04-05
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
- Lattice beacon 25-38.19N 057-45.86E inoperativeNav aids · 93.7 nm
- GPS, GNSS, and AIS interference reported in vicinity of fujairah (25-07.33N 056-20.05E)Nav aids · 113.5 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
28 military exercises listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 07:51Z; 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.