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 3556/15 · Exercises2015-10-29 → 2015-11-03
    Hazardous operations
  2. HYDROPAC 3534/15 · Cable ops2015-10-27 → 2015-12-25
    Seismic survey in progress until 31 jan 16 by M/V viking vision in area bound by 18-15.00N 093-14.00E,…
  3. HYDROPAC 3405/15 · Exercises2015-10-16 → 2015-10-20
    Hazardous operations
  4. HYDROPAC 3372/15 · Exercises2015-10-13 → 2015-10-17
    Hazardous operations
  5. HYDROPAC 3371/15 · Nav aids2015-10-13 → 2017-01-28
    RACON at paradip light 20-15.3N 086-39.4E inoperative
  6. HYDROPAC 3337/15 · Exercises2015-10-09 → 2015-10-13
    Hazardous operations
  7. HYDROPAC 3336/15 · Exercises2015-10-09 → 2015-10-14
    Hazardous operations
  8. HYDROPAC 3287/15 · Nav aids2015-10-05 → 2016-05-30
    Dgps station at dolphins nose light 17-40.5N 083-17.7E off air
  9. HYDROPAC 3286/15 · Surveys2015-10-05 → 2015-10-26
    Oceanographic survey in progress until 25 oct by M/V samudra ratnakar in area bound by 17-51.63N 086-06.03E,…
  10. HYDROPAC 3267/15 · Exercises2015-10-02 → 2015-10-22
    Hazardous operations
  11. HYDROPAC 3239/15 · Derelicts2015-09-30 → 2015-10-03
    Derelict barge labroy adrift vicinity 06-07.0N 084-45.4E
  12. HYDROPAC 3137/15 · Exercises2015-09-21 → 2015-09-25
    Hazardous operations
  13. HYDROPAC 3112/15 · Exercises2015-09-18 → 2015-09-25
    Hazardous operations
  14. HYDROPAC 3067/15 · Exercises2015-09-16 → 2015-09-23
    Hazardous operations
  15. HYDROPAC 2924/15 · Exercises2015-09-04 → 2015-09-09
    Hazardous operations
  16. HYDROPAC 2893/15 · Exercises2015-09-02 → 2015-09-12
    Hazardous operations
  17. HYDROPAC 2852/15 · Derelicts2015-08-28 → 2015-09-07
    F/V vigilani disabled and adrift in 08-34N 086-17E at 281000Z aug
  18. HYDROPAC 2830/15 · Exercises2015-08-27 → 2015-09-04
    Hazardous operations
  19. HYDROPAC 2804/15 · Exercises2015-08-25 → 2015-08-28
    Hazardous operations
  20. HYDROPAC 2790/15 · Exercises2015-08-23 → 2015-08-29
    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.