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 82/15 · Other2015-01-08 → 2015-01-13
    Geophysical operations in progress until 12 jan by M/V sindhu sankalp in area bound by 16-33.17N 082-33.00E,…
  2. HYDROPAC 58/15 · Surveys2015-01-06 → 2015-01-17
    Hydrographic survey: a. in progress until 10 jan in area bound by 17-09.5N 083-24.0E, 17-11.2N 083-22.5E,…
  3. HYDROPAC 50/15 · Exercises2015-01-05 → 2015-01-31
    Hazardous operations
  4. HYDROPAC 9/15 · Cable ops2015-01-01 → 2015-02-21
    Seismic survey in progress until 20 feb by M/V vyacheslav tikhonov towing four 4.5 mile long cables in area…
  5. HYDROPAC 3889/14 · Exercises2014-12-30 → 2015-01-31
    Hazardous operations 0001Z to 1700Z daily 01 thru 31 jan 15 in areas bound by: a. 21-20.83N 090-34.00E,…
  6. HYDROPAC 3861/14 · Debris2014-12-26 → 2014-12-29
    2200 meter long cables with oceanographic equipment and buoy adrift in 17-58.68N 088-54.30E at 260400Z dec
  7. HYDROPAC 3859/14 · Exercises2014-12-26 → 2015-01-21
    Hazardous operations
  8. HYDROPAC 3835/14 · Exercises2014-12-23 → 2014-12-26
    Hazardous operations
  9. HYDROPAC 3774/14 · Missiles2014-12-17 → 2014-12-19
    Hazardous operations 0530Z to 0730Z and 0830Z to 1030Z daily 16 and 17 dec, 180530Z to 180730Z and 190530Z…
  10. HYDROPAC 3756/14 · Missiles2014-12-15 → 2014-12-18
    Hazardous operations 180330Z to 180730Z dec: a. within ten miles of 13-43.2N 080-13.8E
  11. HYDROPAC 3751/14 · Exercises2014-12-15 → 2014-12-24
    Hazardous operations
  12. HYDROPAC 3725/14 · Missiles2014-12-12 → 2014-12-18
    Hazardous operations 160530Z to 160730Z, 160830Z to 161030Z, 170530Z to 170730Z, 170830Z to 171030Z and…
  13. HYDROPAC 3684/14 · Exercises2014-12-10 → 2014-12-14
    Hazardous operations
  14. HYDROPAC 3632/14 · Missiles2014-12-04 → 2014-12-12
    Hazardous operations 090630Z to 091030Z dec and 0530Z to 0930Z daily 10 thru 12 dec in area bound by…
  15. HYDROPAC 3553/14 · Exercises2014-11-28 → 2014-12-30
    Hazardous operations
  16. HYDROPAC 3541/14 · Exercises2014-11-27 → 2014-12-21
    Hazardous operations
  17. HYDROPAC 3540/14 · Exercises2014-11-27 → 2014-11-29
    Hazardous operations
  18. HYDROPAC 3532/14 · Exercises2014-11-26 → 2014-12-04
    Hazardous operations
  19. HYDROPAC 3524/14 · Derelicts2014-11-25 → 2014-11-28
    Derelict vessel partially submerged and adrift in 18-46.9N 084-58.0E
  20. HYDROPAC 3506/14 · Exercises2014-11-24 → 2014-11-28
    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.