Japan Sea

IHO sea area 52 · 126° to 142° E, 33° to 52° N

in force
2
last 12 months
2
since 1993
1,097
categories
11

In force now · 2

  1. NAVAREA XI 341/26 · Exercises2026-07-27
    Gunnery exercise in Japan Sea occurs daily 2200Z to 1000Z on specified dates from 31 July to 30 August in a bounded area.
  2. HYDROPAC 2151/26 · Exercises2026-07-27
    Gunnery exercises occur daily from 2200Z to 1000Z on July 31, August 2-14, 16-21, 23-28, and 30 in the Sea of Japan near Russia.

Longest in force

  1. HYDROPAC 2151/26 · Exercises2026-07-27
    Gunnery exercises occur daily from 2200Z to 1000Z on July 31, August 2-14, 16-21, 23-28, and 30 in the Sea of Japan near Russia.
  2. NAVAREA XI 341/26 · Exercises2026-07-27
    Gunnery exercise in Japan Sea occurs daily 2200Z to 1000Z on specified dates from 31 July to 30 August in a bounded area.

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By category · since 1997

Exercises62957%
Missiles18317%
Other15214%
Derelicts515%
Surveys313%
Cable ops232%
Nav aids172%
Wrecks50%
Debris30%
Containers20%
Volcanic10%

Archive · 1,095 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 2981/12 · Missiles2012-10-23 → 2012-10-31
    Hazardous operations 2200Z to 0700Z commencing daily 28 thru 30 oct in area bound by 40-41.2N 135-58.0E,…
  2. HYDROPAC 2353/12 · Missiles2012-08-17 → 2012-08-23
    Hazardous operations 2300Z to 0900Z commencing daily 20 thru 22 aug in area bound by 40-30N 135-56E, 41-28N…
  3. HYDROPAC 2303/12 · Missiles2012-08-14 → 2012-08-21
    Hazardous operations 2300Z to 0900Z commencing daily 19 and 20 aug in area bound by 40-57.2N 133-04.7E,…
  4. HYDROPAC 1838/12 · Exercises2012-06-28 → 2012-07-03
    Gunnery exercises 2200Z to 1700Z daily 30 jun thru 02 jul in area bound by 43-32N 137-39E, 43-57N 137-12E,…
  5. HYDROPAC 1791/12 · Exercises2012-06-25 → 2012-07-03
    Gunnery exercises 2200Z to 1700Z commencing daily 30 jun thru 02 jul in area bound by 44-17.0N 137-03.0E,…
  6. HYDROPAC 1790/12 · Exercises2012-06-25 → 2012-07-03
    Gunnery exercises 2200Z to 1700Z commencing daily 30 jun thru 02 jul in area bound by 44-30.0N 138-07.0E,…
  7. HYDROPAC 1755/12 · Exercises2012-06-21 → 2012-06-27
    Gunnery exercises 0100Z to 1700Z daily 26 and 27 jun in area bound by 43-32N 137-39E, 43-57N 137-12E, 44-22N…
  8. HYDROPAC 1754/12 · Exercises2012-06-21 → 2012-06-25
    Gunnery exercises 0100Z to 1700Z daily 26 and 27 jun in area bound by 44-30.0N 138-07.0E, 44-56.0N…
  9. HYDROPAC 1752/12 · Exercises2012-06-21 → 2012-06-25
    Gunnery exercises 0100Z to 1700Z daily 26 and 27 jun in area bound by 44-17.0N 137-03.0E, 44-41.0N…
  10. HYDROPAC 1201/12 · Exercises2012-04-26 → 2012-05-05
    Gunnery exercises 2200Z to 0900Z commencing daily 01 thru 04 may in area bound by 42-15N 131-00E, 42-30N…
  11. HYDROPAC 991/12 · Exercises2012-04-07 → 2012-04-08
    Hazardous operations 2200Z to 0900Z commencing daily 11 thru 14 apr in area bound by 42-41.0N 134-40.0E,…
  12. HYDROPAC 982/12 · Missiles2012-04-06 → 2012-04-24
    Hazardous operations 2200Z to 0900Z commencing daily 11 thru 14 apr in area bound by 42-00.0N 131-35.0E,…
  13. HYDROPAC 3371/11 · Missiles2011-12-03 → 2011-12-13
    Hazardous operations 2200Z to 0100Z commencing daily 08 thru 12 dec and 0300Z to 0600Z daily 09 thru 13 dec…
  14. HYDROPAC 2644/11 · Missiles2011-09-20 → 2011-09-27
    Hazardous operations 2300Z to 0600Z commencing daily 25 and 26 sep in area bound by 49-08.0N 141-03.0E,…
  15. HYDROPAC 2419/11 · Surveys2011-08-27 → 2011-10-29
    Underwater operations 01 sep thru 28 oct in area bound by 51-28-22N 140-52-00E, 51-28-51N 140-50-49E,…
  16. HYDROPAC 2352/11 · Missiles2011-08-21 → 2011-08-27
    Hazardous operations 2100Z to 0600Z commencing daily 25 and 26 aug in area bound by 49-08.0N 141-03.0E,…
  17. HYDROPAC 2351/11 · Exercises2011-08-21 → 2011-08-27
    Gunnery exercises 2100Z to 0600Z commencing daily 25 and 26 aug in area bound by 48-56N 140-38E, 49-02N…
  18. HYDROPAC 2140/11 · Missiles2011-07-30 → 2011-08-08
    Hazardous operations 2300Z to 0100Z commencing daily 04 thru 07 aug and 0400Z to 0600Z daily 05 thru 08 aug…
  19. HYDROPAC 1945/11 · Exercises2011-07-06 → 2011-07-13
    Hazardous operations 2200Z to 0900Z commencing daily 11 and 12 jul in area bound by 42-13.8N 131-27.1E,…
  20. HYDROPAC 1841/11 · Missiles2011-06-25 → 2011-07-04
    Hazardous operations: a. 2200Z to 0200Z commencing daily 30 jun and 03 jul and 0400Z to 0900Z daily 01 and…

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