Exercises

Hazardous operations: a. 19 thru 22 may in area bound by 11-46-30N 066-07-30W, 11-46-30N 065-37-30W,…

Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 407/20

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2020-05-23 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) · VENEZUELA 32/20 172243Z MAY 20.. Issued 2020-05-17 23:02Z. 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: 2020-05-17 23:02Z
status: Archived notice
authority: VENEZUELA 32/20 172243Z MAY 20.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IV
issued by: VENEZUELA
sea: Caribbean Sea
position: 12.132, -65.628
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
VENEZUELA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS:
   A. 19 THRU 22 MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
      11-46-30N 066-07-30W, 11-46-30N 065-37-30W,
      11-16-30N 065-37-30W, 11-16-30N 066-07-30W.
   B. 21 THRU 22 MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
      12-47-00N 066-04-00W, 12-47-00N 065-04-00W,
      11-47-00N 065-04-00W, 11-47-00N 066-04-00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 23 MAY 20.

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.

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Collected reports in this area · military exercises

6 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 1 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.

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

Wolker light 11-48.70N 066-11.08W unlitNav aids · 37.9 nm
Orchila pier beacon 11-48.43N 066-12.00W unlitNav aids · 38.8 nm
Punta oriental light 10-54.00N 065-12.30W unlitNav aids · 78 nm
Robledal light 11-02.59N 064-22.63W unlitNav aids · 98.4 nm
Punta tigre light 11-04.92N 064-13.00W temporarily removedNav aids · 104.2 nm
Hazardous operations in progress until further notice in areas bound by: a. 10-59.88N 064-17.05W, 11-11.68N…Exercises · 110.6 nm
Punta palanquete light 10-49.90N 064-12.60W unlitNav aids · 114.3 nm
Punta charagato light 10-50.48N 064-09.38W unlitNav aids · 116.2 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

28 military exercises listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 15:14Z; 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.