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.

By year

99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
26

By month (all years)

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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 1273/16 · Cable ops2016-05-02 → 2016-05-14
    Seismic survey in progress until 13 may by M/V samudra kaustubh in area bound by 17-35.6N 083-16.1E,…
  2. HYDROPAC 1272/16 · Surveys2016-05-02 → 2016-05-21
    Geophysical survey in progress until 31 may by M/V teja in area bound by 16-12.3N 081-37.5E, 16-13.5N…
  3. HYDROPAC 1270/16 · Piracy2016-05-02 → 2016-05-03
    M/V attacked in 17-35.4N 083-24.9E at 300120Z apr
  4. HYDROPAC 1269/16 · Exercises2016-05-01 → 2016-05-08
    Hazardous operations
  5. HYDROPAC 1252/16 · Surveys2016-04-29 → 2016-05-16
    Survey operations by M/V fugro equinox: a. in progress until 07 may in area bound by 16-45.1N 093-20.9E,…
  6. HYDROPAC 1248/16 · Derelicts2016-04-29 → 2016-05-02
    Derelict F/V adrift vicinity 10-40N 080-29E
  7. HYDROPAC 1209/16 · Exercises2016-04-25 → 2016-04-29
    Hazardous operations
  8. HYDROPAC 1186/16 · Surveys2016-04-22 → 2016-04-29
    Survey operations by M/V fugro supporter: a. in progress until 07 may in area bound by 16-45.1N 093-20.9E,…
  9. HYDROPAC 1170/16 · Missiles2016-04-21 → 2016-04-28
    Hazardous operations 230130Z to 230730Z, 271500Z to 271829Z and 272300Z to 280430Z apr in area bound by…
  10. HYDROPAC 1048/16 · Surveys2016-04-08 → 2016-04-22
    Survey operations in progress until 07 may by M/V fugro supporter in area bound by 16-45.1N 093-20.9E,…
  11. HYDROPAC 1001/16 · Missiles2016-04-05 → 2016-04-10
    Hazardous operations 100130Z to 100700Z apr in area bound by 15-30N 083-24E, 16-14N 084-00E, 15-34N 084-46E,…
  12. HYDROPAC 989/16 · Cable ops2016-04-04 → 2016-05-22
    Seismic survey in progress until 21 may by M/V dong fang kan tan in area bound by 16-49.6N 092-02.1E,…
  13. HYDROPAC 966/16 · Other2016-04-01 → 2016-05-01
    Geophysical operations in progress until 30 apr by M/V kohinoor in area bound by 16-22.4N 081-58.1E,…
  14. HYDROPAC 965/16 · Surveys2016-04-01 → 2016-04-19
    Survey operations in progress until 18 apr by M/V samudra kaustubh in area bound by 19-25.1N 085-09.6E,…
  15. HYDROPAC 962/16 · Exercises2016-04-01 → 2016-04-28
    Hazardous operations
  16. HYDROPAC 910/16 · Exercises2016-03-29 → 2016-04-06
    Hazardous operations
  17. HYDROPAC 902/16 · Derelicts2016-03-28 → 2016-04-10
    F/V LAKJAYA-02 disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 09-14N 081-43E on 27 mar
  18. HYDROPAC 901/16 · Exercises2016-03-28 → 2016-03-29
    Hazardous operations
  19. HYDROPAC 881/16 · Exercises2016-03-26 → 2016-04-02
    Hazardous operations
  20. HYDROPAC 872/16 · Cable ops2016-03-25 → 2016-05-01
    Seismic survey 27 mar thru 30 apr by M/V ramform titan in area bound by 17-14.82N 093-09.58E, 17-14.72N…

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