Bay of Bengal

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

in force
7
last 12 months
43
since 1999
3,608
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

Exercises2,26163%
Surveys35810%
Cable ops3119%
Nav aids2056%
Derelicts2016%
Missiles1274%
Other772%
Wrecks381%
Debris110%
Containers110%
Piracy70%
Towing10%

Archive · 3,601 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 2364/13 · Missiles2013-08-07 → 2013-08-08
    Hazardous operations 080430Z to 080930Z aug in area bound by 21-25.48N 087-00.16E, 21-04.05N 087-33.45E,…
  2. HYDROPAC 2355/13 · Missiles2013-08-07 → 2013-08-13
    Hazardous operations 0330Z to 0730Z daily 12 and 13 aug in area bound by 21-22.35N 086-55.77E, 21-09.74N…
  3. HYDROPAC 2288/13 · Exercises2013-08-02 → 2013-08-02
    Hazardous operations
  4. HYDROPAC 2277/13 · Missiles2013-08-01 → 2013-08-07
    Hazardous operations 0430Z to 0930Z daily 06 and 07 aug in area bound by 21-25.48N 087-00.16E, 21-04.05N…
  5. HYDROPAC 2255/13 · Wrecks2013-07-30 → 2014-06-11
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2217/13(57,61)
  6. HYDROPAC 2234/13 · Exercises2013-07-27 → 2013-08-21
    Hazardous operations
  7. HYDROPAC 2174/13 · Towing2013-07-23 → 2013-08-17
    28 meter M/V barlian 12, towing 52 meter barge sse ignatius, unreported
  8. HYDROPAC 2161/13 · Exercises2013-07-22 → 2013-07-26
    Hazardous operations
  9. HYDROPAC 2043/13 · Derelicts2013-07-12 → 2013-07-15
    Derelict 13 meter F/V vihanga, yellow and white hull, adrift vicinity 08-35N 088-32E at 100800Z jul
  10. HYDROPAC 1910/13 · Nav aids2013-07-01 → 2013-07-10
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1004/13(62), survey completed
  11. HYDROPAC 1855/13 · Exercises2013-06-26 → 2013-07-26
    Hazardous operations
  12. HYDROPAC 1838/13 · Exercises2013-06-24 → 2013-07-21
    Hazardous operations
  13. HYDROPAC 1814/13 · Exercises2013-06-21 → 2013-06-28
    Hazardous operations
  14. HYDROPAC 1676/13 · Cable ops2013-06-10 → 2013-06-26
    Seismic survey in progress until 25 jun by M/V cgg amadeus towing six 8100 meter long cables in area bound…
  15. HYDROPAC 1629/13 · Exercises2013-06-06 → 2013-06-29
    Hazardous operations
  16. HYDROPAC 1530/13 · Cable ops2013-05-28 → 2013-05-31
    Five mile long seismic cable adrift vicinity 13-04N 090-56E
  17. HYDROPAC 1527/13 · Exercises2013-05-28 → 2013-05-31
    Hazardous operations
  18. HYDROPAC 1519/13 · Nav aids2013-05-27 → 2013-06-06
    India-east Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 1510/13 · Cable ops2013-05-26 → 2013-06-11
    Seismic survey in progress until 10 jun by M/V cgg amadeus towing eight 8100 meter long cables in area bound…
  20. HYDROPAC 1509/13 · Cable ops2013-05-26 → 2013-05-29
    Five mile long seismic cable adrift vicinity 13-04N 090-45E

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