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 2649/14 · Missiles2014-09-09 → 2014-09-12
    Hazardous operations 0500Z to 0900Z daily 11 and 12 sep in area bound by 20-47.59N 087-01.84E, 19-26.77N…
  2. HYDROPAC 2591/14 · Cable ops2014-09-03 → 2014-12-01
    Seismic survey in progress until 30 nov by M/V brahmputra dolphin, M/V kohinoor-i and M/V sunrise-ii towing…
  3. HYDROPAC 2569/14 · Exercises2014-09-02 → 2014-09-17
    Hazardous operations
  4. HYDROPAC 2527/14 · Exercises2014-08-28 → 2014-09-04
    Hazardous operations
  5. HYDROPAC 2499/14 · Exercises2014-08-26 → 2014-09-28
    Hazardous operations
  6. HYDROPAC 2498/14 · Exercises2014-08-26 → 2014-09-21
    Hazardous operations
  7. HYDROPAC 2459/14 · Exercises2014-08-22 → 2014-08-29
    Hazardous operations
  8. HYDROPAC 2431/14 · Cable ops2014-08-18 → 2014-09-03
    Seismic survey in progress until 04 sep by M/V brahmputra dolphin, M/V kohinoor-i and M/V sunrise-ii towing…
  9. HYDROPAC 2427/14 · Exercises2014-08-18 → 2014-08-27
    Hazardous operations
  10. HYDROPAC 2360/14 · Wrecks2014-08-12 → 2015-07-06
    India-east Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 2197/14 · Surveys2014-07-28 → 2014-08-16
    Survey operations in progress until 15 aug by M/V northern endeavour along trackline joining 13-01.27N…
  12. HYDROPAC 2169/14 · Exercises2014-07-24 → 2014-08-21
    Hazardous operations
  13. HYDROPAC 2115/14 · Exercises2014-07-18 → 2014-07-25
    Hazardous operations
  14. HYDROPAC 2048/14 · Exercises2014-07-11 → 2014-07-17
    Hazardous operations
  15. HYDROPAC 2046/14 · Exercises2014-07-11 → 2014-07-27
    Hazardous operations
  16. HYDROPAC 1970/14 · Missiles2014-07-04 → 2014-07-08
    Hazardous operations 0330Z to 0730Z daily 08 and 09 jul in area bound by 21-22.6N 086-56.3E, 21-22.0N…
  17. HYDROPAC 1833/14 · Exercises2014-06-24 → 2014-07-21
    Hazardous operations
  18. HYDROPAC 1818/14 · Exercises2014-06-23 → 2014-06-27
    Hazardous operations
  19. HYDROPAC 1786/14 · Exercises2014-06-20 → 2014-06-26
    Hazardous operations
  20. HYDROPAC 1651/14 · Nav aids2014-06-09 → 2014-10-13
    India-east Coast

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