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 · 3,605 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 495/13 · Missiles2013-02-19 → 2013-02-26
    Hazardous operations 1200Z to 1415Z daily 25 thru 27 feb: a. within ten miles of 13-43.9N 080-14.2E
  2. HYDROPAC 494/13 · Exercises2013-02-19 → 2013-02-23
    Hazardous operations
  3. HYDROPAC 476/13 · Exercises2013-02-17 → 2013-02-22
    Hazardous operations
  4. HYDROPAC 436/13 · Cable ops2013-02-13 → 2013-04-01
    Seismic survey 14 feb thru 31 mar by M/V polarcus adira in area bound by 17-19.58N 093-56.85E, 17-05.51N…
  5. HYDROPAC 347/13 · Exercises2013-02-03 → 2013-02-27
    Hazardous operations
  6. HYDROPAC 299/13 · Exercises2013-01-29 → 2013-02-03
    Hazardous operations
  7. HYDROPAC 276/13 · Exercises2013-01-27 → 2013-02-21
    Hazardous operations
  8. HYDROPAC 227/13 · Derelicts2013-01-23 → 2013-02-02
    M/V mt aspam samrat disabled and adrift in 06-21.5N 091-53.5E at 221710Z jan
  9. HYDROPAC 223/13 · Missiles2013-01-22 → 2013-01-28
    Hazardous operations 0530Z to 1030Z daily 27 thru 29 jan in area bound by 17-40.28N 083-37.31E, 17-12.30N…
  10. HYDROPAC 219/13 · Cable ops2013-01-22 → 2013-03-11
    Seismic survey by M/V viking II: a. in progress until 30 jan in area bound by 19-17.43N 087-26.85E,…
  11. HYDROPAC 211/13 · Exercises2013-01-21 → 2013-01-24
    Hazardous operations
  12. HYDROPAC 198/13 · Missiles2013-01-20 → 2013-01-22
    Hazardous operations 0530Z to 1030Z daily 24, 25 and 27 thru 29 jan in area bound by 17-40.28N 083-37.31E,…
  13. HYDROPAC 143/13 · Exercises2013-01-14 → 2013-02-02
    Hazardous operations
  14. HYDROPAC 115/13 · Cable ops2013-01-11 → 2013-01-27
    Seismic survey in progress until 26 jan by M/V western trident towing ten 8100 meter long cables in area…
  15. HYDROPAC 84/13 · Cable ops2013-01-09 → 2013-02-01
    Seismic survey in progress until 31 jan by M/V hai yang shi you 720 in area bound by 20-09.80N 092-06.31E,…
  16. HYDROPAC 65/13 · Exercises2013-01-08 → 2013-01-10
    Hazardous operations
  17. HYDROPAC 50/13 · Exercises2013-01-07 → 2013-02-01
    Hazardous operations
  18. HYDROPAC 49/13 · Exercises2013-01-07 → 2013-01-08
    Hazardous operations
  19. HYDROPAC 39/13 · Exercises2013-01-06 → 2013-01-10
    Hazardous operations
  20. HYDROPAC 21/13 · Exercises2013-01-04 → 2013-01-07
    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.