Missiles

Hazardous operations 1113Z to 1902Z daily 12 oct thru 12 nov in areas bound by: a. 05-23N 052-54W, 05-26N…

North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 579/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-10-13 10:12Z

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 VS03 281509Z SEP 12.. Issued 2012-10-07 08:29Z. 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.

Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →

Activity windows · 64 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2012-10-12 11:13Z2012-10-12 19:02Z—7 h 49
2012-10-12 15:13Z2012-10-12 19:32Z—4 h 19
2012-10-13 11:13Z2012-10-13 19:02Z—7 h 49
2012-10-13 15:13Z2012-10-13 19:32Z—4 h 19
2012-10-14 11:13Z2012-10-14 19:02Z—7 h 49
2012-10-14 15:13Z2012-10-14 19:32Z—4 h 19
2012-10-15 11:13Z2012-10-15 19:02Z—7 h 49
2012-10-15 15:13Z2012-10-15 19:32Z—4 h 19
… 56 more

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

issued
2012-10-07 08:29Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2012-11-12 20:32Z
authority
MARINE GUYANE SOYUZ VS03 281509Z SEP 12.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
COMAR GUYANE
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
16.483, -45.805
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTH ATLANTIC.
FRENCH GUIANA.
ROCKETS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 1113Z TO 1902Z DAILY
   12 OCT THRU 12 NOV IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 05-23N 052-54W, 05-26N 052-57W,
      05-39N 052-57W, 05-27N 052-28W,
      05-10N 052-38W.
   B. 08-11N 051-14W, 08-04N 051-01W,
      07-34N 051-19W, 07-42N 051-32W.
2. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 1513Z TO 1932Z DAILY
   12 OCT THRU 12 NOV IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 11-58N 048-53W, 11-42N 048-28W,
      10-58N 048-58W, 11-14N 049-22W.
   B. 17-17N 045-41W, 16-55N 045-07W,
      15-42N 045-56W, 16-03N 046-29W.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 122032Z NOV 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.

All warning terms →

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

11
15
20
21

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

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
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 17:42Z; 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.