Exercises

Hazardous operations

Barents Sea · HYDROARC 297/15

issued
2015-09-20 18:49Z
status
cancelled 2015-09-26 00:59Z (archive)
self-cancels
2015-09-26 00:59Z
authority
NAVAREA XX 149/15 201730Z SEP 15.
sea
Barentsz Sea
position
72.777, 50.241
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BARENTS SEA.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
DNC 22.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0001Z TO 2359Z DAILY
   22 THRU 25 SEP IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 72-18N 049-32E, 72-03N 050-30E,
      68-53N 043-25E, 69-06N 042-32E.
   B. 76-26N 055-22E, 76-16N 056-46E,
      72-25N 050-35E, 72-32N 049-25E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 260059Z SEP 15.

Activity windows · 4 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2015-09-22 00:01Z2015-09-22 23:59Z23 h 58
2015-09-23 00:01Z2015-09-23 23:59Z23 h 58
2015-09-24 00:01Z2015-09-24 23:59Z23 h 58
2015-09-25 00:01Z2015-09-25 23:59Z23 h 58

Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.

This area · military exercises

86 within 180 nm since 2011 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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month of issue, all years in the archive

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

35 military exercises in force · see all

Exercises

Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.