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 2724/20 · Exercises2020-09-18 → 2020-09-24
    Hazardous operations 1330Z to 1630Z daily 23 and 24 sep in area bound by 21-22.25N 086-55.73E, 21-08.93N…
  2. HYDROPAC 2722/20 · Exercises2020-09-18 → 2020-09-25
    Hazardous operations 0130Z to 1130Z daily 23 thru 25 sep in area bound by 12-49N 080-46E, 12-59N 080-46E,…
  3. HYDROPAC 2693/20 · Surveys2020-09-16 → 2020-09-19
    Salvage operations in progress until further notice on M/V new diamond in 08-36.0N 082-56.2E
  4. HYDROPAC 2685/20 · Surveys2020-09-15 → 2020-09-15
    Salvage operations in progress until further notice on M/V new diamond in 08-13.2N 082-39.9E
  5. HYDROPAC 2671/20 · Surveys2020-09-14 → 2020-09-15
    Salvage operations in progress until further notice on M/V new diamond in 07-59.9N 082-34.4E
  6. HYDROPAC 2636/20 · Derelicts2020-09-10 → 2020-09-13
    Derelict M/V new diamond, receiving assistance in 07-33.5N 082-38.1E at 100830Z
  7. HYDROPAC 2632/20 · Surveys2020-09-10 → 2020-09-10
    Salvage operations in progress until further notice by M/V new diamond in 07-30N 082-39E
  8. HYDROPAC 2629/20 · Derelicts2020-09-09 → 2020-09-10
    Derelict M/V new diamond disabled and adrift in 07-01.8N 082-36.1E at 090600Z sep
  9. HYDROPAC 2626/20 · Other2020-09-09 → 2020-09-10
    M/V new diamond, on fire in 07-00N 082-33E at 090330Z sep
  10. HYDROPAC 2622/20 · Other2020-09-08 → 2020-09-09
    M/V new diamond, on fire in 07-05.19N 082-21.34E at 081430Z sep
  11. HYDROPAC 2609/20 · Exercises2020-09-07 → 2020-09-30
    Hazardous operations 0130Z to 0830Z and 0930Z to 1430Z daily 10 thru 12, 14 thru 17, 23 thru 26 and 28 thru…
  12. HYDROPAC 2601/20 · Other2020-09-06 → 2020-09-08
    M/V new diamond, on fire in 07-04.00N 082-25.78E at 060800Z sep
  13. HYDROPAC 2598/20 · Other2020-09-06 → 2020-09-06
    M/V new diamond, on fire in 07-05N 082-30E at 060703Z sep
  14. HYDROPAC 2593/20 · Other2020-09-05 → 2020-09-06
    M/V new diamond, suffered fire in engine room and request assistance in 06-52.48N 082-33.04E at 050330Z sep
  15. HYDROPAC 2583/20 · Exercises2020-09-04 → 2020-09-08
    Hazardous operations 0430Z to 0830Z daily 07 and 08 sep in area bound by 20-48.36N 087-02.58E, 19-26.76N…
  16. HYDROPAC 2578/20 · Other2020-09-04 → 2020-09-05
    M/V new diamond, suffered fire in engine room and request assistance in 06-53.60N 082-14.01E at 040330Z sep
  17. HYDROPAC 2575/20 · Other2020-09-03 → 2020-09-11
    M/V new triumph on fire in 07-04.4N 082-22.5E at 031315Z sep
  18. HYDROPAC 2570/20 · Other2020-09-03 → 2020-09-03
    M/V new diamond, suffered fire in engine room and request assistance in 07-06N 082-29E at 030311Z sep
  19. HYDROPAC 2514/20 · Exercises2020-08-28 → 2020-09-03
    Hazardous operations 0130Z to 0830Z and 0930Z to 1430Z daily 01 thru 03 sep in area bound by 19-14.60N…
  20. HYDROPAC 2513/20 · Exercises2020-08-28 → 2020-08-30
    Hazardous operations 0330Z to 0630Z and 0830Z to 1130Z daily 31 aug thru 05 sep in area bound by 20-57N…

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