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 589/16 · Derelicts2016-03-02 → 2016-03-05
    Derelict F/V wasana adrift in 12-34N 084-54E at 010315Z mar
  2. HYDROPAC 561/16 · Exercises2016-02-29 → 2016-03-07
    Hazardous operations
  3. HYDROPAC 494/16 · Exercises2016-02-22 → 2016-02-26
    Hazardous operations
  4. HYDROPAC 481/16 · Surveys2016-02-20 → 2016-02-24
    Hydrographic survey in progress until 23 feb by M/V sandhayak in area bound by 12-00N 081-22E, 12-54N…
  5. HYDROPAC 474/16 · Nav aids2016-02-19 → 2016-02-22
    Dgps station at pondicherry light 11-55.0N 079-49.9E off air 220030Z to 221230Z feb
  6. HYDROPAC 436/16 · Derelicts2016-02-17 → 2016-02-20
    Derelict F/V YG-01 adrift in 09-24N 084-24E on 14 feb
  7. HYDROPAC 425/16 · Cable ops2016-02-15 → 2016-03-03
    Seismic survey in progress until 02 mar by M/V dong fang kan tan in area bound by 17-02.24N 093-46.51E,…
  8. HYDROPAC 408/16 · Cable ops2016-02-13 → 2016-03-21
    Seismic survey in progress until 15 apr by M/V ramform titan towing 18 7100 meter long cables in area bound…
  9. HYDROPAC 402/16 · Surveys2016-02-12 → 2016-02-20
    Survey operations in progress until 19 feb by M/V samudra kaustubh in area bound by 11-24.5N 079-50.6E,…
  10. HYDROPAC 401/16 · Surveys2016-02-12 → 2016-02-22
    Hydrographic survey in progress until 21 feb by M/V nirupak in area bound by 20-31.5N 087-28.0E, 20-44.8N…
  11. HYDROPAC 394/16 · Exercises2016-02-12 → 2016-02-17
    Hazardous operations
  12. HYDROPAC 318/16 · Cable ops2016-02-04 → 2016-08-01
    Seismic survey in progress until 31 jul by M/V brahmaputra dolphin, M/V kohinoor I and M/V ganesh towing…
  13. HYDROPAC 317/16 · Cable ops2016-02-04 → 2016-03-02
    Seismic survey in progress until 01 mar by M/V boa thalassa in area bound by 16-34.00N 082-17.60E, 16-41.60N…
  14. HYDROPAC 284/16 · Exercises2016-02-02 → 2016-02-12
    Hazardous operations
  15. HYDROPAC 260/16 · Exercises2016-01-29 → 2016-02-11
    Hazardous operations
  16. HYDROPAC 246/16 · Cable ops2016-01-28 → 2016-05-10
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V ramform sovereign towing 12 8100 meter long cables in…
  17. HYDROPAC 240/16 · Exercises2016-01-27 → 2016-01-29
    Hazardous operations
  18. HYDROPAC 221/16 · Derelicts2016-01-25 → 2016-01-28
    Derelict F/V minuli duwa adrift vicinity 09-14N 081-42E
  19. HYDROPAC 218/16 · Exercises2016-01-25 → 2016-01-31
    Hazardous operations
  20. HYDROPAC 202/16 · Nav aids2016-01-22 → 2016-01-27
    Antarvedi dgps station 16-19.2N 081-43.7E and RACON inoperative

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