Hazardous operations 0648Z to 0919Z daily 24 may thru 08 jun in areas bound by: a. 08-04.00N 051-02.00W,…
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 385/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-05-24 11:07Z
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) · MARINE GUYANE SOYOUZ VS15 131138Z MAY 16.. Issued 2016-05-19 11:53Z. 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
- North Atlantic Ocean. 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
- Cancel NAVAREA IV 385/16 and this msg, operations completedlater cancellation notice
These messages are connected by recorded cancellation references. The links establish relationships between notices; they do not by themselves confirm a single object, a continuous track, or recovery.
- NAVAREA IV 385/16 · this notice2016-05-19 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 397/162016-05-24 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 16 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-24 06:48Z | 2016-05-24 09:19Z | — | 2 h 31 |
| 2016-05-25 06:48Z | 2016-05-25 09:19Z | — | 2 h 31 |
| 2016-05-26 06:48Z | 2016-05-26 09:19Z | — | 2 h 31 |
| 2016-05-27 06:48Z | 2016-05-27 09:19Z | — | 2 h 31 |
| 2016-05-28 06:48Z | 2016-05-28 09:19Z | — | 2 h 31 |
| 2016-05-29 06:48Z | 2016-05-29 09:19Z | — | 2 h 31 |
| 2016-05-30 06:48Z | 2016-05-30 09:19Z | — | 2 h 31 |
| 2016-05-31 06:48Z | 2016-05-31 09:19Z | — | 2 h 31 |
| … 8 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2016-05-19 11:53Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2016-06-08 10:19Z
- authority
- MARINE GUYANE SOYOUZ VS15 131138Z MAY 16.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- COMAR GUYANE
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 16.492, -45.808
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FRENCH GUIANA.
ROCKETS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0648Z TO 0919Z DAILY
24 MAY THRU 08 JUN IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 08-04.00N 051-02.00W, 07-35.00N 051-20.00W,
07-42.00N 051-32.00W, 08-11.00N 051-14.00W.
B. 11-42.00N 048-29.00W, 10-59.00N 048-58.00W,
11-14.00N 049-21.00W, 11-57.00N 048-52.00W.
C. 16-55.00N 045-08.00W, 15-43.00N 045-56.00W,
16-04.00N 046-29.00W, 17-16.00N 045-41.00W.
D. 05-22.03N 052-52.18W, 05-35.03N 052-47.08W,
05-30.00N 052-35.55W, 05-17.16N 052-46.44W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 081019Z JUN 16.
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.
- 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 · missile & rocket hazards
15 within 180 nm since 2011 · 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, rocket launching 2130Z to 0102Z daily 01 thru 31 dec in areas bound by: a. 07-32N…2021-11-26
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 0827Z to 1058Z daily 16 nov thru 16 dec in areas bound by: a. 07-48N…2021-11-12
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 091340Z to 120026Z may in areas bound by: a. 28-53N 080-01W, 29-00N…2019-05-07
- Hazardous operations space debris 0230Z to 0330Z daily 01 thru 04 feb in area bound by 27-47N 045-15W,…2018-01-26
- Hazardous operations space debris 0530Z to 0700Z daily 28 nov thru 01 dec in area bound by 22-23N 045-54W,…2017-11-24
- Hazardous operations 201910Z to 210151Z jun, alternate 221910Z to 230151Z jun in areas bound by: a. 29-00N…2016-06-18
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
6 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 16:58Z; source collection times vary.
Missiles
Missile firings, rocket launches and space debris re-entry areas. All current missile & rocket hazards →
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.