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 405/15 · Exercises2015-02-04 → 2015-02-20
    Hazardous operations
  2. HYDROPAC 363/15 · Debris2015-01-31 → 2015-02-03
    2200 meter long cables with oceanographic equipment and buoy adrift in 14-18.12N 084-44.88E at 291001Z jan
  3. HYDROPAC 339/15 · Cable ops2015-01-29 → 2015-02-17
    Seismic survey 01 feb thru 10 may by M/V sanco sword in area bound by 18-15N 092-09E, 18-15N 093-14E, 17-30N…
  4. HYDROPAC 338/15 · Cable ops2015-01-29 → 2015-03-12
    Seismic survey 01 feb thru 15 apr by M/V ramform titan in areas bound by: a. 19-50.30N 092-14.62E, 19-32.70N…
  5. HYDROPAC 337/15 · Surveys2015-01-29 → 2015-02-16
    Geophysical survey in progress until 15 feb by M/V sindhu sadhana with submersible in area bound by…
  6. HYDROPAC 332/15 · Exercises2015-01-29 → 2015-02-05
    Hazardous operations
  7. HYDROPAC 309/15 · Exercises2015-01-28 → 2015-02-21
    Hazardous operations
  8. HYDROPAC 294/15 · Missiles2015-01-27 → 2015-02-04
    Hazardous operations 0130Z to 1530Z daily 01 thru 04 feb within 60 miles of 15-50.5N 080-29.5E between 100…
  9. HYDROPAC 277/15 · Exercises2015-01-25 → 2015-01-30
    Hazardous operations
  10. HYDROPAC 260/15 · Exercises2015-01-23 → 2015-01-29
    Hazardous operations
  11. HYDROPAC 248/15 · Derelicts2015-01-22 → 2015-01-25
    Partially submerged vessel and odas buoy adrift vicinity 05-57.4N 086-06.4E at 220900Z jan
  12. HYDROPAC 245/15 · Derelicts2015-01-22 → 2015-01-25
    Derelict vessel partially submerged and adrift 05-57.0N 086-15.3E at 200728Z jan
  13. HYDROPAC 231/15 · Missiles2015-01-21 → 2015-01-26
    Hazardous operations 0130Z to 1230Z daily 25 and 26 jan in area bound by 15-30N 083-24E, 16-14N 084-00E,…
  14. HYDROPAC 201/15 · Debris2015-01-19 → 2015-01-22
    2200 meter long oceanographic equipment with mooring buoy adrift in 16-09.97N 086-41.97E at 190018Z jan
  15. HYDROPAC 160/15 · Exercises2015-01-16 → 2015-01-02
    Hazardous operations
  16. HYDROPAC 142/15 · Exercises2015-01-14 → 2015-01-28
    Gunnery exercises 180200Z to 181000Z jan in areas bound by: a. 22-13.61N 091-48.01E, 22-05.10N 091-38.87E,…
  17. HYDROPAC 134/15 · Debris2015-01-14 → 2015-01-17
    2200 meter long oceanographic equipment with mooring buoy adrift in 17-03.48N 086-54.97E at 140700Z jan
  18. HYDROPAC 126/15 · Cable ops2015-01-13 → 2015-01-26
    Seismic survey in progress until 25 jan by M/V joides resolution in a. 10-47.41N 093-00.00E
  19. HYDROPAC 113/15 · Missiles2015-01-12 → 2015-01-15
    Hazardous operations 150500Z to 151000Z jan in area bound by 15-30N 083-24E, 16-14N 084-00E, 15-34N 084-46E,…
  20. HYDROPAC 112/15 · Exercises2015-01-12 → 2015-01-15
    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.