Missiles

Hazardous operations 091759Z to 092228Z jun, alternate 101755Z to 102224Z and 111751Z to 112220Z jun in…

North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 446/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2016-06-11 23:20Z

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) · EASTERN RANGE OP D6537 081909Z JUN 16.. Issued 2016-06-08 19:58Z. 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

These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.

  1. NAVAREA IV 434/162016-06-05 · Archived notice
  2. NAVAREA IV 446/16 · this notice2016-06-08 · Archived notice
  3. NAVAREA IV 453/162016-06-10 · Archived notice
  4. NAVAREA IV 459/162016-06-11 · Archived notice
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Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →

Activity windows · 3 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2016-06-09 17:59Z2016-06-09 22:28Z—4 h 29
2016-06-10 17:55Z2016-06-10 22:24Z—4 h 29
2016-06-11 17:51Z2016-06-11 22:20Z—4 h 29

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

issued
2016-06-08 19:58Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2016-06-11 23:20Z
authority
EASTERN RANGE OP D6537 081909Z JUN 16.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
EASTERN RANGE OP
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
20.456, -41.139
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 091759Z TO 092228Z JUN,
   ALTERNATE 101755Z TO 102224Z AND
   111751Z TO 112220Z JUN IN AREAS:
   A. BOUND BY
      28-33N 080-35W, 28-34N 080-35W,
      28-35N 080-35W, 28-35N 080-33W,
      28-37N 080-06W, 28-30N 079-59W,
      28-23N 080-06W, 28-26N 080-29W,
      28-30N 080-36W.
   B. BETWEEN
      28-21N 27-00N AND 070-02W 071-15W.
   C. BOUND BY
      22-23N 045-34W, 19-00N 035-38W,
      18-22N 036-01W, 21-53N 045-50W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 434/16.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 112320Z 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.
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.
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.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
NAVAREA
One of the 21 ocean areas of the World-Wide Navigational Warning Service, each with a coordinator that broadcasts long-range warnings.
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 · missile & rocket hazards

19 within 180 nm since 2016 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

16
20
23

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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A
M
J
J
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D

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 20:26Z; 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.