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Nga chart 56060 (9TH ed)
Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Israel · NAVAREA XII 203/11
- issued
- 2011-05-25 15:28Z
- status
- cancelled 2011-10-01 09:04Z (archive)
- authority
- FRANK PARKER USCG 241338Z MAY 11.
- position
- 31.561, 34.210
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA. ISRAEL. NGA CHART 56060 (9TH ED). 1. ALL U.S. VESSELS AND MARINERS ARE ADVISED THAT ISRAEL IS CURRENTLY ENFORCING A BLOCKADE IN THE GAZA MARITIME AREA. THE AREA IS CLOSED TO ALL MARITIME TRAFFIC AND THE BLOCKADE IS BEING ENFORCED BY THE ISRAELI NAVY IN AREA BOUND BY 31-46.80N 034-10.01E, 31-35.71N 034-29.46E, 31-19.39N 034-13.11E, 31-33.73N 033-56.68E. 2. U.S. VESSELS AND MARINERS INTENDING TO ENTER THE AREA ARE LIKELY TO FACE ENFORCEMENT ACTION BY THE ISRAELI NAVY. THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HAS ALSO ADVISED AGAINST TRAVEL BY U.S. CITIZENS TO GAZA BY ANY MEANS, INCLUDING BY SEA. PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS TO ENTER GAZA BY SEA HAVE RESULTED IN VIOLENT INCIDENTS AND THE DETENTION AND DEPORTATION OF THOSE INVOLVED. 3. U.S. MARINERS ARE ALSO REMINDED THAT PROCEDURES EXIST FOR THE DELIVERY OF HUMANITARIAN CARGO TO GAZA VIA THE ISRAELI PORT OF ASHDOD OR THE EGYPTIAN PORT OF EL-ARISH, WHERE CARGO CAN BE SCREENED.
This area · other warnings
73 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Hazardous operation 0300Z to 1100Z daily 23 and 30 jul in area bound by 34-15N 034-34E, 34-10N 034-41E,…2020-07-20
- Hazardous operation 181700Z to 181900Z sep in area bound by 34-15.0N 034-34.0E, 34-10.0N 034-41.3E, 34-53.0N…2019-09-17
- Navigation prohibited 0300Z to 1400Z daily 05 and 06 mar in area bound by 31-36.0N 031-06.3E, 31-39.0N…2018-03-05
- Navigation prohibited 0600Z to 1400Z daily 05 and 06 mar in area bound by 31-36.0N 031-06.3E, 31-39.0N…2018-03-02
- Navigation prohibited 030600Z to 031400Z mar in area bound by 31-36.0N 031-06.3E, 31-39.0N 031-14.0E,…2018-03-02
- Navigation prohibited 220600Z to 221300Z feb in area within ten miles of 32-00N 032-00E2018-02-19
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Timeline
- NAVAREA XII warnings in force 010800Z oct 11cancelled by · 2011-10-01
Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
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Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other 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.