Exercises

Hazardous operations 25 thru 30 jun in area bound by 19-50.00N 086-55.00W, 19-50.00N 087-00.00W, 19-38.00N…

Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 701/23

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-07-01 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) · MEXICO IV 12/23 211432Z JUN 23.. Issued 2023-06-22 09:10Z. 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: 2023-06-22 09:10Z
status: Archived notice
self-cancels: 2023-07-01 00:01Z
authority: MEXICO IV 12/23 211432Z JUN 23.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IV
issued by: MEXICO IV
sea: Caribbean Sea
position: 19.733, -86.958
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
MEXICO.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 25 THRU 30 JUN
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   19-50.00N 086-55.00W, 19-50.00N 087-00.00W,
   19-38.00N 087-00.00W, 19-38.00N 086-55.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 010001Z JUL 23.

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 · military exercises

61 within 180 nm since 2009 · 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.

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

Punta allen light 19-47.1N 087-27.8W unlitNav aids · 28.7 nm
Punta herrero light 19-18.76N 087-26.76W unlitNav aids · 37.4 nm
Tulum light 20-12.68N 087-25.80W unlitNav aids · 39.1 nm
Puerto morelos light 20-50.2N 086-55.0W unreliableNav aids · 66.3 nm
Xcalak lighthouse 18-16.45N 087-50.10W unlitNav aids · 100.8 nm
Isla contoy light 21-31.60N 086-48.30W unlitNav aids · 108 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

28 military exercises listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 11:11Z; 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.