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 3432/14 · Exercises2014-11-18 → 2014-11-22
    Hazardous operations
  2. HYDROPAC 3420/14 · Exercises2014-11-17 → 2014-11-18
    Hazardous operations
  3. HYDROPAC 3331/14 · Missiles2014-11-09 → 2014-11-15
    Hazardous operations daily 14 and 15 nov: a. 0430Z to 0630Z in area bound by 21-22.20N 086-55.71E, 21-08.68N…
  4. HYDROPAC 3314/14 · Exercises2014-11-07 → 2014-11-12
    Hazardous operations
  5. HYDROPAC 3261/14 · Nav aids2014-11-03 → 2014-11-14
    Cuddalore light 11-42.3N 079-46.6E unlit
  6. HYDROPAC 3260/14 · Exercises2014-11-03 → 2014-11-10
    Hazardous operations
  7. HYDROPAC 3252/14 · Exercises2014-11-02 → 2014-11-29
    Hazardous operations
  8. HYDROPAC 3207/14 · Surveys2014-10-29 → 2014-11-01
    Survey operations in progress until 31 oct by M/V sea princess in area bound by 15-46.43N 093-54.90E,…
  9. HYDROPAC 3197/14 · Exercises2014-10-28 → 2014-10-31
    Hazardous operations
  10. HYDROPAC 3184/14 · Exercises2014-10-27 → 2014-11-21
    Hazardous operations
  11. HYDROPAC 3060/14 · Missiles2014-10-14 → 2014-10-20
    Hazardous operations 0330Z to 0730Z daily 17, 18 and 20 thru 22 oct in area bound by 21-16.07N 086-47.75E,…
  12. HYDROPAC 3051/14 · Missiles2014-10-13 → 2014-10-14
    Hazardous operations 0330Z to 0730Z daily 16 thru 18 and 20 thru 22 oct in area bound by 21-16.07N…
  13. HYDROPAC 3030/14 · Exercises2014-10-10 → 2014-10-13
    Hazardous operations
  14. HYDROPAC 2949/14 · Missiles2014-10-05 → 2014-10-07
    Hazardous operations 1830Z to 2230Z daily 09 thru 11 oct: a. within ten miles of 13-43.9N 080-14.2E
  15. HYDROPAC 2902/14 · Nav aids2014-09-30 → 2014-10-01
    Nagapattinam dgps station 10-46.2N 079-49.8E off air
  16. HYDROPAC 2892/14 · Nav aids2014-09-29 → 2014-10-01
    Dgps station at pondicherry light 11-55.1N 079-49.9E off air
  17. HYDROPAC 2866/14 · Exercises2014-09-26 → 2014-10-21
    Hazardous operations
  18. HYDROPAC 2793/14 · Exercises2014-09-19 → 2014-09-26
    Hazardous operations
  19. HYDROPAC 2784/14 · Piracy2014-09-19 → 2014-09-28
    M/V reports act of piracy vicinity 22-12-30N 091-47-00E at 171849Z sep
  20. HYDROPAC 2746/14 · Exercises2014-09-16 → 2014-09-18
    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.