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 1626/14 · Exercises2014-06-06 → 2014-06-27
    Hazardous operations
  2. HYDROPAC 1560/14 · Exercises2014-06-01 → 2014-06-05
    Hazardous operations
  3. HYDROPAC 1503/14 · Exercises2014-05-27 → 2014-06-21
    Hazardous operations
  4. HYDROPAC 1498/14 · Exercises2014-05-26 → 2014-05-30
    Hazardous operations
  5. HYDROPAC 1488/14 · Missiles2014-05-25 → 2014-06-02
    Hazardous operations 0500Z to 0830Z daily 29, 30 may and 02 jun in area bound by 21-24.10N 086-58.41E,…
  6. HYDROPAC 1320/14 · Exercises2014-05-07 → 2014-05-13
    Hazardous operations
  7. HYDROPAC 1319/14 · Exercises2014-05-07 → 2014-05-16
    Hazardous operations
  8. HYDROPAC 1237/14 · Exercises2014-04-30 → 2014-06-01
    Hazardous operations
  9. HYDROPAC 1233/14 · Exercises2014-04-29 → 2014-05-07
    Hazardous operations
  10. HYDROPAC 1232/14 · Exercises2014-04-29 → 2014-04-29
    Hazardous operations
  11. HYDROPAC 1221/14 · Exercises2014-04-28 → 2014-05-03
    Hazardous operations
  12. HYDROPAC 1200/14 · Exercises2014-04-26 → 2014-05-21
    Hazardous operations
  13. HYDROPAC 1195/14 · Exercises2014-04-26 → 2014-05-01
    Hazardous operations
  14. HYDROPAC 1159/14 · Nav aids2014-04-22 → 2014-04-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1158/14(21), signal ceased
  15. HYDROPAC 1156/14 · Exercises2014-04-22 → 2014-04-28
    Hazardous operations
  16. HYDROPAC 1137/14 · Exercises2014-04-20 → 2014-04-25
    Hazardous operations
  17. HYDROPAC 1135/14 · Exercises2014-04-20 → 2014-04-27
    Hazardous operations
  18. HYDROPAC 1130/14 · Exercises2014-04-19 → 2014-04-27
    Hazardous operations
  19. HYDROPAC 1102/14 · Exercises2014-04-18 → 2014-04-28
    Hazardous operations
  20. HYDROPAC 998/14 · Exercises2014-04-08 → 2014-04-12
    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.