Hazardous operations 14 thru 20 jul in area bound by: 08-58.84 n 077-18.97 w, 11-43.19 n 077-09.75 w,…
Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 784/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-07-21 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) · COLOMBIA 203/23 121825Z JUL 23.. Issued 2023-07-12 18:35Z. 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
- 2023-07-12 18:35Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2023-07-21 00:01Z
- authority
- COLOMBIA 203/23 121825Z JUL 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- COLOMBIA
- sea
- Caribbean Sea
- position
- 10.362, -76.597
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CARIBBEAN SEA. COLOMBIA. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 14 THRU 20 JUL IN AREA BOUND BY: 08-58.84 N 077-18.97 W, 11-43.19 N 077-09.75 W, 11-43.19 N 076-03.47 W, 10-50.57 N 075-50.98 W, 10-17.90 N 075-50.56 W, 09-25.20 N 076-01.11 W, 08-58.84 N 076-23.98 W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 210001Z 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.
Collected reports in this area · military exercises
51 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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 1200Z to 2300Z daily 20 thru 21 feb in area bound by 10-23.17N 075-32.68W, 10-22.35N…2024-02-16
- Hazardous operations in progress until 152100Z feb in area bound by 10-23.30N 075-33.80W, 10-23.30N…2024-02-15
- Hazardous operations 061200Z to 062300Z feb in area bound by 10-23.17N 075-32.68W, 10-22.35N 075-32.68W,…2024-02-04
- Hazardous operations 1100Z to 2200Z daily 23 jan thru 15 feb in area bound by 10-22.92N 075-33.54W,…2024-01-23
- Hazardous operations 050800Z to 051500Z nov in area bound by 10-17.70N 075-42.90W, 10-17.70N 075-55.10W,…2023-11-03
- Hazardous operations 1200Z to 1900Z daily 24 and 25 oct in area bound by 10-23.24N 075-32.98W, 10-23.24N…2023-10-21
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
- M/V roswal sank in 08-40.88N 076-50.00WWrecks · 101.9 nm
- RACON at rio magdalena F-2 light 11-06.40N 074-51.30W inoperativeNav aids · 112.1 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
10 military exercises listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 05:37Z; 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.