Nga chart 95016 (8TH ed)
Japan Sea · HYDROPAC 985/09
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2009-05-30 10:00Z
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) · NAVAREA XI 320/09 23 MAY 09.. Issued 2009-05-24 03:55Z. 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
- Japan Sea. 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
- Nga chart 95016 (8TH ed)cancelled by this notice
- issued
- 2009-05-24 03:55Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2009-05-30 10:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 320/09 23 MAY 09.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Japan Sea
- position
- 40.380, 130.432
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NGA CHART 95016 (8TH ED). 1. NAVIGATION PROHIBITED 0100Z TO 0900Z DAILY UNTIL 30 MAY IN AREA BOUND BY 40-18-10N 131-12-30E, 39-50-30N 130-37-23E, 40-48-00N 129-37-20E, 40-53-52N 129-46-48E. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 977/09. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 301000Z MAY.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 · restricted areas & port closures
10 within 180 nm since 2003 · 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.
- Navigation prohibited 231400Z to 281400Z may in area bound by 42-08.00N 131-41.00E, 42-40.00N 131-41.00E,…2022-05-19
- Nga chart 95016 (8TH ed)2009-06-17
- Nga chart 95016 (8TH ed)2009-06-07
- Nga chart 95016 (8TH ed)2009-05-26
- Nga chart 95016 (8TH ed)2009-05-23
- Nga chart 95016 (8TH ed)2009-05-22
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
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
2 restricted areas & port closures listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 06:18Z; 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.