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 593/14 · Exercises2014-02-28 → 2014-03-29
    Hazardous operations
  2. HYDROPAC 566/14 · Exercises2014-02-26 → 2014-03-05
    Hazardous operations
  3. HYDROPAC 563/14 · Nav aids2014-02-26 → 2014-03-01
    Cancel this msg 011530Z mar 14
  4. HYDROPAC 538/14 · Exercises2014-02-24 → 2014-02-27
    Hazardous operations
  5. HYDROPAC 537/14 · Exercises2014-02-24 → 2014-03-21
    Hazardous operations
  6. HYDROPAC 519/14 · Exercises2014-02-22 → 2014-02-28
    Hazardous operations
  7. HYDROPAC 445/14 · Cable ops2014-02-15 → 2014-03-21
    Seismic survey by M/V viking II: a. in progress until 16 feb in area bound by 11-51.00N 080-06.23E,…
  8. HYDROPAC 434/14 · Exercises2014-02-13 → 2014-02-18
    Hazardous operations
  9. HYDROPAC 431/14 · Exercises2014-02-13 → 2014-02-19
    Hazardous operations
  10. HYDROPAC 402/14 · Cable ops2014-02-10 → 2014-03-16
    Seismic survey 14 feb to 15 mar by M/V binh minh in area bound by 15-24.40N 093-21.06E, 15-59.88N…
  11. HYDROPAC 377/14 · Exercises2014-02-07 → 2014-02-13
    Hazardous operations
  12. HYDROPAC 362/14 · Exercises2014-02-05 → 2014-02-18
    Hazardous operations
  13. HYDROPAC 274/14 · Exercises2014-01-27 → 2014-02-21
    Hazardous operations
  14. HYDROPAC 249/14 · Exercises2014-01-24 → 2014-01-31
    Gunnery exercises 310530Z to 310730Z jan within 11 miles of 13-07.02N 080-18.01E between 045 degrees and 075…
  15. HYDROPAC 248/14 · Exercises2014-01-24 → 2014-01-31
    Hazardous operations
  16. HYDROPAC 202/14 · Cable ops2014-01-20 → 2014-03-11
    Seismic survey in progress until 10 mar by M/V ramform explorer in area bound by 19-58.61N 091-49.03E,…
  17. HYDROPAC 144/14 · Derelicts2014-01-15 → 2014-01-16
    35 foot F/V bethel regn, white hull, disabled and adrift due to engine failure vicinity 12-00N 092-00E
  18. HYDROPAC 138/14 · Exercises2014-01-14 → 2014-02-01
    Hazardous operations
  19. HYDROPAC 79/14 · Other2014-01-08 → 2014-01-20
    Two men overboard from F/V iraivan vicinity 13-25.5N 080-19.0E
  20. HYDROPAC 32/14 · Exercises2014-01-03 → 2014-01-07
    Hazardous operations

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