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 2781/15 · Derelicts2015-08-21 → 2015-08-30
    Sri lanka-east coast DNC 03
  2. HYDROPAC 2767/15 · Nav aids2015-08-20 → 2016-01-22
    Antarvedi dgps station 16-19.2N 081-43.7E off air
  3. HYDROPAC 2724/15 · Exercises2015-08-17 → 2015-08-22
    Hazardous operations
  4. HYDROPAC 2644/15 · Derelicts2015-08-12 → 2015-08-15
    Derelict F/V ayesha partially submerged and adrift in 16-23.37N 087-07.47E
  5. HYDROPAC 2631/15 · Nav aids2015-08-11 → 2016-01-22
    RACON at antarvedi light 16-19.2N 081-43.7E off air
  6. HYDROPAC 2630/15 · Derelicts2015-08-11 → 2015-08-22
    F/V sudeepa disabled and adrift vicinity 06-23N 082-22E at 110230Z aug
  7. HYDROPAC 2619/15 · Nav aids2015-08-10 → 2015-08-12
    Nagappattinam dgps station 10-45.8N 079-50.9E off air 110030Z to 121230Z aug
  8. HYDROPAC 2604/15 · Derelicts2015-08-08 → 2015-08-12
    F/V ayesha disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 16-14N 086-25E
  9. HYDROPAC 2595/15 · Exercises2015-08-07 → 2015-08-13
    Hazardous operations
  10. HYDROPAC 2568/15 · Surveys2015-08-05 → 2015-11-01
    Survey operations in progress until 31 oct by M/V samudra sarvekshak in area bound by 16-12.28N 081-37.45E,…
  11. HYDROPAC 2488/15 · Exercises2015-07-29 → 2015-08-20
    Hazardous operations
  12. HYDROPAC 2427/15 · Exercises2015-07-24 → 2015-07-31
    Hazardous operations
  13. HYDROPAC 2413/15 · Exercises2015-07-23 → 2015-07-30
    Hazardous operations
  14. HYDROPAC 2406/15 · Derelicts2015-07-23 → 2015-07-26
    Derelict F/V partially submerged and adrift in 15-25N 080-12E at 201130Z jul
  15. HYDROPAC 2313/15 · Exercises2015-07-13 → 2015-08-01
    Hazardous operations
  16. HYDROPAC 2265/15 · Derelicts2015-07-09 → 2015-07-10
    F/V mihiru putha disabled and adrift vicinity 09-58N 081-02E at 080900Z jul
  17. HYDROPAC 2239/15 · Derelicts2015-07-06 → 2015-07-09
    Derelict vessel, blue hull, adrift vicinity 20-09.02N 088-46.45E
  18. HYDROPAC 2215/15 · Derelicts2015-07-03 → 2015-07-06
    Derelict F/V, yellow hull, adrift vicinity 19-35N 089-13E
  19. HYDROPAC 2136/15 · Exercises2015-06-26 → 2015-07-04
    Hazardous operations
  20. HYDROPAC 2125/15 · Exercises2015-06-26 → 2015-07-21
    Hazardous operations DNC 03

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