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 1875/16 · Exercises2016-06-23 → 2016-06-24
    Hazardous operations
  2. HYDROPAC 1860/16 · Exercises2016-06-21 → 2016-06-24
    Hazardous operations
  3. HYDROPAC 1807/16 · Exercises2016-06-16 → 2016-06-20
    Hazardous operations
  4. HYDROPAC 1767/16 · Exercises2016-06-12 → 2016-06-17
    Hazardous operations
  5. HYDROPAC 1747/16 · Surveys2016-06-10 → 2016-07-11
    Oceanographic operations in progress until 10 jul by M/V chandra jupiter in area bound by 16-02.6N…
  6. HYDROPAC 1745/16 · Nav aids2016-06-10 → 2016-06-13
    Pulicat dgps station 13-25.3N 080-19.6E off air 130030Z to 131030Z jun
  7. HYDROPAC 1698/16 · Cable ops2016-06-07 → 2016-06-14
    Cable laying operations in progress until further notice by cableship rene descartes with submersible in…
  8. HYDROPAC 1598/16 · Nav aids2016-05-30 → 2016-06-14
    Dgps station at dolphins nose light 17-40.6N 083-17.5E inoperative
  9. HYDROPAC 1565/16 · Exercises2016-05-27 → 2016-06-29
    Hazardous operations
  10. HYDROPAC 1530/16 · Cable ops2016-05-24 → 2016-06-01
    Cable laying operations in progress until 31 may by cableship rene descartes along trackline joining…
  11. HYDROPAC 1519/16 · Exercises2016-05-23 → 2016-05-27
    Hazardous operations
  12. HYDROPAC 1454/16 · Other2016-05-18 → 2016-05-22
    Tug orion dhanashree taking on water in 12-34N 080-38E
  13. HYDROPAC 1447/16 · Missiles2016-05-17 → 2016-05-23
    Hazardous operations 0430Z to 0830Z daily 20 and 23 may in area bound by 21-25.49N 087-00.17E, 21-04.06N…
  14. HYDROPAC 1443/16 · Cable ops2016-05-17 → 2016-05-27
    Seismic survey in progress until 26 may by M/V polarcus aman in area bound by 18-54.7N 091-37.6E, 19-08.2N…
  15. HYDROPAC 1442/16 · Cable ops2016-05-17 → 2016-05-25
    Cable laying operations in progress until 24 may by cableship rene descartes vicinity of trackline joining…
  16. HYDROPAC 1430/16 · Exercises2016-05-16 → 2016-05-25
    Hazardous operations
  17. HYDROPAC 1411/16 · Exercises2016-05-13 → 2016-05-19
    Hazardous operations
  18. HYDROPAC 1359/16 · Exercises2016-05-10 → 2016-05-16
    Hazardous operations
  19. HYDROPAC 1307/16 · Exercises2016-05-05 → 2016-06-01
    Hazardous operations
  20. HYDROPAC 1274/16 · Surveys2016-05-02 → 2016-06-01
    Geophysical survey in progress until 31 may by M/V kohinoor in area bound by 16-13.0N 081-37.6E, 16-11.0N…

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