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 2612/16 · Exercises2016-08-29 → 2016-10-01
    Hazardous operations
  2. HYDROPAC 2581/16 · Surveys2016-08-26 → 2016-10-06
    Survey operations in progress until 05 oct by M/V mgs sagar in areas bound by: a. 11-27.22N 083-31.35E,…
  3. HYDROPAC 2548/16 · Exercises2016-08-23 → 2016-08-28
    Hazardous operations
  4. HYDROPAC 2538/16 · Exercises2016-08-22 → 2016-08-26
    Hazardous operations
  5. HYDROPAC 2510/16 · Exercises2016-08-19 → 2016-08-27
    Hazardous operations
  6. HYDROPAC 2505/16 · Derelicts2016-08-19 → 2016-08-22
    Derelict F/V adrift in 06-04.3N 084-32.3E at 181720Z aug
  7. HYDROPAC 2425/16 · Derelicts2016-08-14 → 2016-08-17
    Derelict 20 foot vessel, red hull, adrift in 20-40N 088-28E at 130845Z aug
  8. HYDROPAC 2420/16 · Derelicts2016-08-13 → 2016-08-14
    Derelict 20 foot vessel adrift in 20-33N 088-55E on 12 aug
  9. HYDROPAC 2399/16 · Derelicts2016-08-11 → 2016-08-21
    F/V kapila putha 07 disabled and adrift in 17-00N 089-12E at 101410Z aug
  10. HYDROPAC 2376/16 · Surveys2016-08-09 → 2016-09-11
    Sub-surface scientific moorings, established until 10 sep in: a. 16-17.7N 082-22.7E
  11. HYDROPAC 2363/16 · Nav aids2016-08-08 → 2016-08-11
    Paradip light 20-15.3N 086-39.4E unlit
  12. HYDROPAC 2295/16 · Cable ops2016-07-30 → 2017-01-01
    Seismic survey 01 aug thru 31 dec by M/V brahmaputra, M/V dolphin, M/V kohinoor I and M/V ganesh towing four…
  13. HYDROPAC 2289/16 · Exercises2016-07-29 → 2016-08-06
    Hazardous operations
  14. HYDROPAC 2227/16 · Exercises2016-07-25 → 2016-07-29
    Hazardous operations
  15. HYDROPAC 2157/16 · Exercises2016-07-18 → 2016-07-30
    Hazardous operations
  16. HYDROPAC 2055/16 · Surveys2016-07-08 → 2018-09-07
    Salvage operations in progress until further notice vicinity 17-42N 083-21.2E
  17. HYDROPAC 1979/16 · Cable ops2016-07-02 → 2016-08-01
    Seismic survey in progress until 31 jul by M/V polarcus amani in area bound by 18-15N 091-02E, 18-15N…
  18. HYDROPAC 1978/16 · Cable ops2016-07-02 → 2016-07-15
    Cable laying operations in progress until 14 jul by cableship dependable along trackline joining 14-26.6N…
  19. HYDROPAC 1920/16 · Exercises2016-06-27 → 2016-07-18
    Hazardous operations
  20. HYDROPAC 1895/16 · Exercises2016-06-24 → 2016-07-03
    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.