Exercises

Hazardous operations 30 nov thru 31 jan 22 in area bound by 18-01-32N 069-19-58W, 18-01-30N 070-00-37W,…

Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 1070/21

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2022-02-01 00:01Z

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) · DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 16/21 291519Z NOV 21.. Issued 2021-11-29 18:43Z. 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
Caribbean 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.

Current notices and reporting history in the Caribbean Sea →

issued
2021-11-29 18:43Z
status
Archived notice
authority
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 16/21 291519Z NOV 21.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
sea
Caribbean Sea
position
18.185, -69.672
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CARIBBEAN SEA.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 30 NOV THRU 31 JAN 22
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   18-01-32N 069-19-58W, 18-01-30N 070-00-37W,
   18-20-36N 070-00-39W, 18-20-41N 069-19-59W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 FEB 22.

Reading this warning

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.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · military exercises

4 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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

Worldwide in the collected sources

9 military exercises listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-04 04:50Z; 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.