Hazardous operations 2000Z to 2325Z daily 30 nov thru 30 dec in areas bound by: a. 05-23N 052-54W, 05-26N…
Davis Strait · NAVAREA IV 712/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-12-02 05:46Z
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 VS04 121212Z NOV 12 .. Issued 2012-11-25 08:55Z. 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.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel NAVAREA IV 712/12 and this msg, operations completedlater cancellation notice
These messages are connected by recorded cancellation references. The links establish relationships between notices; they do not by themselves confirm a single object, a continuous track, or recovery.
- NAVAREA IV 712/12 · this notice2012-11-25 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 731/122012-12-02 · Archived notice
Activity windows · 93 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-30 20:00Z | 2012-11-30 23:25Z | — | 3 h 25 |
| 2012-12-01 01:25Z | 2012-12-01 03:25Z | — | 2 h |
| 2012-12-01 01:34Z | 2012-12-01 03:51Z | — | 2 h 17 |
| 2012-12-01 20:00Z | 2012-12-01 23:25Z | — | 3 h 25 |
| 2012-12-02 01:25Z | 2012-12-02 03:25Z | — | 2 h |
| 2012-12-02 01:34Z | 2012-12-02 03:51Z | — | 2 h 17 |
| 2012-12-02 20:00Z | 2012-12-02 23:25Z | — | 3 h 25 |
| 2012-12-03 01:25Z | 2012-12-03 03:25Z | — | 2 h |
| … 85 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2012-11-25 08:55Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2012-12-31 04:51Z
- authority
- MARINE GUYANE SOYUZ VS04 121212Z NOV 12 .
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- COMAR GUYANE
- sea
- Davis Strait
- position
- 62.942, -55.863
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FRENCH GUIANA.
DAVIS STRAIT.
ROCKETS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 2000Z TO 2325Z DAILY
30 NOV THRU 30 DEC 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. 08-47N 052-08W, 08-49N 052-23W,
08-13N 052-28W, 08-11N 052-13W.
2. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0125Z TO 0325Z DAILY
01 THRU 31 DEC IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 12-57N 052-05W, 12-59N 052-34W,
12-07N 052-36W, 12-05N 052-09W.
B. 20-11N 052-24W, 20-11N 053-05W,
18-43N 053-04W, 18-43N 052-23W.
3. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0134Z TO 0351Z DAILY
01 THRU 31 DEC IN AREA BOUND BY
65-02N 055-18W, 65-00N 056-41W,
60-52N 056-20W, 60-53N 055-08W.
4. CANCEL THIS MSG 310451Z DEC 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.
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.
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 2026-10-02 07:40Z; 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.