Exercises
Hazardous operations
Celtic Sea · Bay of Biscay · France-northwest Coast · HYDROLANT 1563/16
- issued
- 2016-06-21 16:20Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-06-23 17:00Z (archive)
- self-cancels
- 2016-06-23 17:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA II 180/16 211618Z JUN 16.
- sea
- Celtic Sea
- position
- 47.667, -5.333 · r 30.0 nm
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CELTIC SEA. BAY OF BISCAY. FRANCE-NORTHWEST COAST. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS. DNC 08, DNC 19, DNC 20. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 231000Z TO 231600Z JUN WITHIN 30 MILES OF 47-40N 005-20W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 231700Z JUN 16.
Activity windows · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-23 10:00Z | 2016-06-23 16:00Z | — | 6 h |
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
501 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Gunnery exercises 021100Z to 021300Z and 021400Z to 021600Z may in area bound by 48-20.40N 004-37.00W,…2024-05-02
- Gunnery exercises 010700Z to 010900Z may in area bound by 48-21.00N 005-20.00W, 48-21.00N 004-53.00W,…2024-04-30
- Gunnery exercises 291400Z to 291600Z apr in area bound by 48-20.40N 004-37.00W, 48-20.01N 004-39.52W,…2024-04-26
- Gunnery exercises 231300Z to 231500Z and 231700Z to 231900Z apr in area bound by 47-46.40N 005-00.00W,…2024-04-22
- Gunnery exercises 200600Z to 200900Z apr in area bound by 48-20.40N 004-37.00W, 48-20.01N 004-39.52W,…2024-04-19
- Gunnery exercises 200800Z to 201000Z apr in area bound by 47-46.40N 005-00.00W, 47-48.30N 005-38.10W,…2024-04-19
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Timeline
- Cancel HYDROLANT 1563/16 and this msgcancelled by · 2016-06-22
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 →
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