Missiles

Hazardous operations: a. 2000Z to 0234Z commencing daily 16 dec thru 16 jan 12 in area bound by 05-23N…

Davis Strait · NAVAREA IV 429/11

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2011-12-17 10:26Z

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 SOYUZ VS02 011850Z DEC 11.. Issued 2011-12-11 10:27Z. 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: Davis Strait. 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 Davis Strait →

Activity windows · 96 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2011-12-16 20:00Z	2011-12-17 02:34Z	—	6 h 34
2011-12-17 01:03Z	2011-12-17 03:04Z	—	2 h 01
2011-12-17 01:35Z	2011-12-17 03:52Z	—	2 h 17
2011-12-17 20:00Z	2011-12-18 02:34Z	—	6 h 34
2011-12-18 01:03Z	2011-12-18 03:04Z	—	2 h 01
2011-12-18 01:35Z	2011-12-18 03:52Z	—	2 h 17
2011-12-18 20:00Z	2011-12-19 02:34Z	—	6 h 34
2011-12-19 01:03Z	2011-12-19 03:04Z	—	2 h 01
… 88 more

Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.

issued: 2011-12-11 10:27Z
status: Archived notice
self-cancels: 2012-01-17 04:52Z
authority: MARINE GUYANE SOYUZ VS02 011850Z DEC 11.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IV
issued by: COMAR GUYANE
sea: Davis Strait
position: 62.950, -55.867
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
ROCKETS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS:
   A. 2000Z TO 0234Z COMMENCING DAILY
      16 DEC THRU 16 JAN 12
      IN AREA BOUND BY
      05-23N 052-54W, 05-26N 052-57W,
      05-39N 052-57W, 05-27N 052-28W,
      05-10N 052-38W.
   B. 2000Z TO 0234Z COMMENCING DAILY
      16 DEC THRU 16 JAN 12
      IN AREA BOUND BY
      08-47N 052-08W, 08-49N 052-23W,
      08-13N 052-28W, 08-12N 052-13W.
   C. 0103Z TO 0304Z DAILY 17 DEC THRU 17 JAN 12
      IN AREA BOUND BY
      12-57N 052-06W, 12-59N 052-34W,
      12-07N 052-36W, 12-05N 052-09W.
   D. 0103Z TO 0304Z DAILY 17 DEC THRU 17 JAN 12
      IN AREA BOUND BY
      20-11N 052-24W, 20-11N 053-05W,
      18-43N 053-04W, 18-43N 052-24W.
   E. 0135Z TO 0352Z DAILY 17 DEC THRU 17 JAN 12
      IN AREA BOUND BY
      65-02N 055-18W, 65-00N 056-41W,
      60-52N 056-20W, 60-54N 055-09W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 170452Z JAN 12.

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.

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Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards

2 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 2000Z to 2325Z daily 30 nov thru 30 dec in areas bound by: a. 05-23N 052-54W, 05-26N…2012-11-25

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

4 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-29 15:21Z; 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.