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 136/16 · Cable ops2016-01-16 → 2016-02-02
    Seismic survey in progress until 31 jul by M/V brahmaputra dolphin, M/V kohinoor I and M/V ganesh towing…
  2. HYDROPAC 81/16 · Derelicts2016-01-11 → 2016-01-14
    Derelict F/V nadeeka adrift vicinity 06-30N 082-11E at 080530Z jan
  3. HYDROPAC 69/16 · Exercises2016-01-09 → 2016-01-15
    Hazardous operations
  4. HYDROPAC 61/16 · Cable ops2016-01-08 → 2016-02-02
    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…
  5. HYDROPAC 60/16 · Surveys2016-01-08 → 2016-01-15
    Hydrographic survey in progress until 14 jan by M/V sandhayak in area bound by 12-59.4N 080-15.0E, 13-26.0N…
  6. HYDROPAC 23/16 · Exercises2016-01-04 → 2016-01-29
    Hazardous operations
  7. HYDROPAC 19/16 · Exercises2016-01-04 → 2016-01-09
    Hazardous operations
  8. HYDROPAC 4264/15 · Cable ops2015-12-31 → 2016-05-01
    Seismic survey 01 jan thru 30 apr 16 by M/V polarcus amani in area bound by 18-04.63N 090-29.18E, 19-02.32N…
  9. HYDROPAC 4168/15 · Exercises2015-12-23 → 2015-12-28
    Hazardous operations
  10. HYDROPAC 4167/15 · Surveys2015-12-23 → 2015-12-30
    Hydrographic survey in progress until 29 dec by M/V sandhayak in area bound by 12-59.24N 080-15.00E,…
  11. HYDROPAC 4153/15 · Derelicts2015-12-21 → 2015-12-24
    Derelict F/V jordan adrift in 09-55N 085-47E
  12. HYDROPAC 4127/15 · Nav aids2015-12-18 → 2017-01-28
    Krishnapatnam light 14-17.1N 080-08.3E unlit
  13. HYDROPAC 4122/15 · Exercises2015-12-18 → 2015-12-22
    Hazardous operations
  14. HYDROPAC 4104/15 · Missiles2015-12-16 → 2015-12-20
    Hazardous operations 191030Z to 201330Z dec in area bound by 14-43N 088-30E, 13-43N 087-55E, 15-05N 086-15E,…
  15. HYDROPAC 4075/15 · Derelicts2015-12-14 → 2015-12-17
    Derelict F/V tharanga putha-ii adrift vicinity 13-31N 085-18E
  16. HYDROPAC 4038/15 · Derelicts2015-12-11 → 2015-12-14
    Derelict F/V NATHASHA3 adrift vicinity 11-28N 082-52E
  17. HYDROPAC 4008/15 · Exercises2015-12-08 → 2015-12-12
    Hazardous operations
  18. HYDROPAC 4007/15 · Derelicts2015-12-08 → 2015-12-11
    Derelict F/V ranga adrift vicinity 10-52N 083-07E
  19. HYDROPAC 3996/15 · Derelicts2015-12-07 → 2015-12-12
    F/V hasith putha, disabled and adrift vicinity 10-00N 083-38E on 03 dec
  20. HYDROPAC 3951/15 · Exercises2015-12-02 → 2015-12-07
    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.