Bay of Bengal
IHO sea area 43 · 79° to 95° E, 6° to 24° N
- in force
- 4
- last 12 months
- 45
- since 1999
- 3,610
- categories
- 12
In force now · 4
- HYDROPAC 2326/26 · Exercises2026-08-13Hazardous 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.
- HYDROPAC 2187/26 · Exercises2026-07-31Hazardous operations occur daily from 0001Z to 1600Z August 1-31 except Fridays and Saturdays in four areas of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh.
- HYDROPAC 1931/26 · Nav aids2026-07-06The radar beacon at Dolphin Nose Light in Bay of Bengal at 17-40.50N 083-17.70E is inoperative.
- HYDROPAC 1237/26 · Nav aids2026-04-24A buoy is established in the Bay of Bengal off India at 14-05.21N 080-28.50E.
Longest in force
- HYDROPAC 1237/26 · Nav aids2026-04-24A buoy is established in the Bay of Bengal off India at 14-05.21N 080-28.50E.
- HYDROPAC 1931/26 · Nav aids2026-07-06The radar beacon at Dolphin Nose Light in Bay of Bengal at 17-40.50N 083-17.70E is inoperative.
- HYDROPAC 2187/26 · Exercises2026-07-31Hazardous operations occur daily from 0001Z to 1600Z August 1-31 except Fridays and Saturdays in four areas of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh.
- HYDROPAC 2326/26 · Exercises2026-08-13Hazardous 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.
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By category · since 1997
| Exercises | 2,263 | 63% |
| Surveys | 358 | 10% |
| Cable ops | 311 | 9% |
| Nav aids | 205 | 6% |
| Derelicts | 201 | 6% |
| Missiles | 127 | 4% |
| Other | 77 | 2% |
| Wrecks | 38 | 1% |
| Debris | 11 | 0% |
| Containers | 11 | 0% |
| Piracy | 7 | 0% |
| Towing | 1 | 0% |
Archive · 3,606 cancelled
- HYDROPAC 144/03 · Exercises2003-01-27 → 2003-01-31Hazardous operations 0130Z to 1030Z daily 30 and 31 jan within 70 miles of 15-50.5N 080-29.5E
- HYDROPAC 143/03 · Exercises2003-01-27 → 2003-01-29Hazardous operations 290030Z to 290630Z jan in area bound by 17-48.0N 084-05.0E, 17-34.0N 083-50.5E,…
- HYDROPAC 140/03 · Derelicts2003-01-27 → 2003-02-14M/V tci vijaj disabled and adrift due to engine casualty vicinity 11-32N 090-42E
- HYDROPAC 129/03 · Nav aids2003-01-24 → 2003-04-29Antervedi radiobeacon 16-19N 081-44E off air
- HYDROPAC 96/03 · Exercises2003-01-18 → 2003-01-24Hazardous operations 0130Z to 1030Z daily 23 and 24 jan within 70 miles of 15-50.5N 080-29.5E
- HYDROPAC 62/03 · Exercises2003-01-13 → 2003-01-19Hazardous operations 0630Z to 0530Z commencing daily 14 thru 18 jan in area bound by 17-00N 083-53E, 16-22N…
- HYDROPAC 52/03 · Exercises2003-01-11 → 2003-01-16Hazardous operations 160230Z to 160530Z and 161230Z to 161430Z jan in area bound by 17-42.2N 083-18.6E,…
- HYDROPAC 51/03 · Exercises2003-01-11 → 2003-01-17Hazardous operations 0130Z to 1030Z daily 16 and 17 jan within 70 miles of 15-50.5N 080-29.5E
- HYDROPAC 16/03 · Exercises2003-01-04 → 2003-01-10Hazardous operations 0130Z to 1030Z daily 09 and 10 jan within 70 miles of 15-50.5N 080-29.5E
- HYDROPAC 2464/02 · Exercises2002-12-31 → 2003-01-11Hazardous operations 0330Z to 1030Z daily 03 thru 11 jan within 75 miles of 21-25.5N 087-00.2E
- HYDROPAC 2445/02 · Exercises2002-12-28 → 2003-01-02Hazardous operations 020230Z to 020530Z and 021230Z to 021430Z jan in area bound by 17-42.2N 083-18.6E,…
- HYDROPAC 2444/02 · Exercises2002-12-28 → 2003-01-03Hazardous operations 0130Z to 1630Z daily 02 and 03 jan within 70 miles of 15-50.0N 080-29.5E
- HYDROPAC 2419/02 · Exercises2002-12-25 → 2002-12-27Hazardous operations 270930Z to 271330Z dec in area bound by 17-11N 083-47E, 17-17N 083-39E, 17-25N 083-46E,…
- HYDROPAC 2409/02 · Exercises2002-12-24 → 2002-12-29Hazardous operations 0330Z to 0930Z daily 27 thru 29 dec within 135 miles of 21-22.1N 086-56.4E
- HYDROPAC 2395/02 · Exercises2002-12-20 → 2002-12-27Hazardous operations 0130Z to 1030Z daily 26 and 27 dec within 70 miles of 15-50.5N 080-29.5E
- HYDROPAC 2344/02 · Exercises2002-12-12 → 2002-12-18Hazardous operations 0030Z to 1230Z daily 16 thru 18 dec in area bound by 19-14.6N 084-53.7E, 19-10.5N…
- HYDROPAC 2338/02 · Nav aids2002-12-11 → 2002-12-19Radiobeacon at krishnapatnam light 14-15N 080-08E off air
- HYDROPAC 2328/02 · Exercises2002-12-10 → 2002-12-13Hazardous operations 0130Z to 1630Z daily 12 and 13 dec within 70 miles of 15-50.5N 080-29.5E
- HYDROPAC 2298/02 · Cable ops2002-12-06 → 2003-02-18Seismic survey in progress until 15 mar by M/V ramform vanguard towing 6000 meter long cable in area bound…
- HYDROPAC 2252/02 · Exercises2002-11-30 → 2002-12-05Hazardous operations 050530Z to 050730Z dec within 12 miles of 13-07.2N 080-18.1E
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.