Bay of Bengal

IHO sea area 43 · 79° to 95° E, 6° to 24° N

in force
7
last 12 months
7
since 1999
3,525
categories
12

In force now · 7

  1. HYDROPAC 2338/26 · Exercises2026-08-14
    Hazardous operations in Bay of Bengal, India, daily 0330Z to 1130Z from 19 to 21 August in a defined area.
  2. HYDROPAC 2335/26 · Exercises2026-08-14
    Hazardous operations in Bay of Bengal, India, daily 15, 17 and 18 Aug from 0330-0630Z and 0830-1030Z in area 17-31.12N 083-45.15E to 17-51.20N 084-06.12E.
  3. HYDROPAC 2334/26 · Exercises2026-08-14
    Hazardous operations are scheduled in the Andaman Sea near India on August 18 from 0430 to 0630 and from 0830 to 1030 Coordinated Universal Time.
  4. HYDROPAC 2326/26 · Exercises2026-08-13
    Hazardous operations are being conducted daily in the Bay of Bengal, India, from 17 to 26 August, 01:30Z to 14:30Z, within a specified area.
  5. HYDROPAC 2187/26 · Exercises2026-07-31
    Hazardous operations occur daily from 0001Z to 1600Z August 1-31 except Fridays and Saturdays in four areas of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh.
  6. HYDROPAC 1931/26 · Nav aids2026-07-06
    The radar beacon at Dolphin Nose Light in Bay of Bengal at 17-40.50N 083-17.70E is inoperative.
  7. HYDROPAC 1237/26 · Nav aids2026-04-24
    A buoy is established in the Bay of Bengal off India at 14-05.21N 080-28.50E.

Longest in force

  1. HYDROPAC 1237/26 · Nav aids2026-04-24
    A buoy is established in the Bay of Bengal off India at 14-05.21N 080-28.50E.
  2. HYDROPAC 1931/26 · Nav aids2026-07-06
    The radar beacon at Dolphin Nose Light in Bay of Bengal at 17-40.50N 083-17.70E is inoperative.
  3. HYDROPAC 2187/26 · Exercises2026-07-31
    Hazardous operations occur daily from 0001Z to 1600Z August 1-31 except Fridays and Saturdays in four areas of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh.
  4. HYDROPAC 2326/26 · Exercises2026-08-13
    Hazardous operations are being conducted daily in the Bay of Bengal, India, from 17 to 26 August, 01:30Z to 14:30Z, within a specified area.
  5. HYDROPAC 2334/26 · Exercises2026-08-14
    Hazardous operations are scheduled in the Andaman Sea near India on August 18 from 0430 to 0630 and from 0830 to 1030 Coordinated Universal Time.

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By category · since 1997

Exercises2,21363%
Surveys3319%
Cable ops3099%
Derelicts2016%
Nav aids1996%
Missiles1274%
Other772%
Wrecks381%
Debris110%
Containers110%
Piracy70%
Towing10%

Archive · 3,518 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 962/14 · Missiles2014-04-05 → 2014-04-12
    Hazardous operations 110315Z to 110515Z, 111615Z to 111815Z and 121445Z to 121815Z apr in area bound by…
  2. HYDROPAC 954/14 · Missiles2014-04-04 → 2014-04-05
    Hazardous operations 0315Z to 0515Z and 1615Z to 1815Z daily 11 and 12 apr in area bound by 20-47.58N…
  3. HYDROPAC 946/14 · Exercises2014-04-04 → 2014-04-30
    Hazardous operations
  4. HYDROPAC 912/14 · Missiles2014-04-01 → 2014-04-04
    Hazardous operations 111330Z to 111730Z, 120330Z to 120550Z and 121430Z to 121630Z apr in area bound by…
  5. HYDROPAC 911/14 · Exercises2014-04-01 → 2014-04-02
    Hazardous operations
  6. HYDROPAC 909/14 · Exercises2014-04-01 → 2014-04-01
    Hazardous operations
  7. HYDROPAC 888/14 · Exercises2014-03-30 → 2014-04-04
    Hazardous operations
  8. HYDROPAC 863/14 · Cable ops2014-03-27 → 2014-08-01
    Seismic survey in progress until 31 jul by M/V brahmaputra dolphin, M/V kohinoor-i and M/V sunrise-ii towing…
  9. HYDROPAC 855/14 · Exercises2014-03-27 → 2014-04-02
    Hazardous operations
  10. HYDROPAC 854/14 · Exercises2014-03-27 → 2014-04-21
    Hazardous operations
  11. HYDROPAC 832/14 · Exercises2014-03-25 → 2014-04-02
    Hazardous operations
  12. HYDROPAC 827/14 · Exercises2014-03-24 → 2014-03-25
    Hazardous operations
  13. HYDROPAC 823/14 · Exercises2014-03-24 → 2014-03-25
    Hazardous operations
  14. HYDROPAC 808/14 · Cable ops2014-03-22 → 2014-03-31
    Seismic survey in progress until 30 mar by M/V viking II in area bound by 16-40.18N 082-26.43E, 16-16.26N…
  15. HYDROPAC 806/14 · Exercises2014-03-21 → 2014-03-28
    Hazardous operations
  16. HYDROPAC 805/14 · Missiles2014-03-21 → 2014-03-29
    Hazardous operations 0400Z to 0800Z daily 28 and 29 mar in area bound by 21-22.30N 086-55.75E, 21-09.28N…
  17. HYDROPAC 766/14 · Cable ops2014-03-18 → 2014-03-25
    Seismic survey in progress until 24 mar by M/V ramform explorer in area bound by 19-41.98N 091-41.76E,…
  18. HYDROPAC 716/14 · Exercises2014-03-13 → 2014-03-23
    Hazardous operations
  19. HYDROPAC 656/14 · Nav aids2014-03-07 → 2015-07-06
    India-east Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 623/14 · Cable ops2014-03-04 → 2014-06-16
    Seismic survey 10 mar thru 15 jun by M/V vyacheslav tikhonov towing four 4.5 mile long cables in areas bound…

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.