Exercises

Hazardous operations

Aegean Sea · HYDROLANT 1685/16

issued: 2016-07-04 15:49Z
status: cancelled 2016-08-05 10:43Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2016-08-31 13:00Z
authority: GREEK NAVTEX IRAKLEIO 269/16 011410Z JUL 16.
sea: Aegean Sea
position: 36.786, 23.669
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

AEGEAN SEA.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
DNC 09.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0500Z TO 1200Z DAILY
   05 THRU 07, 11 THRU 14, 18 THRU 21, 25 THRU 28 JUL,
   01 THRU 04, 08 THRU 11, 16 THRU 18, 22 THRU 25
   AND 29 THRU 31 AUG IN AREA BOUND BY
   36-56N 023-29E, 36-42N 023-32E,
   36-41N 023-48E, 36-47N 023-55E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 311300Z AUG 16.

Activity windows · 3 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2016-07-05 05:00Z	2016-07-05 12:00Z	—	7 h
2016-07-06 05:00Z	2016-07-06 12:00Z	—	7 h
2016-07-07 05:00Z	2016-07-07 12:00Z	—	7 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

1002 within 180 nm since 1998 · 2 in the last 12 months · 2 in force now

Season · when military exercises happen here

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Timeline

Hazardous operationscancelled by · 2016-08-05

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Missile operations 0530Z to sunset daily every wednesday thru saturday until 14 jun and 16 seb thru 31 dec…Missiles · 97.5 nm
Hazardous operations sunrise to sunset daily until 14 jun and 16 sep thru 31 dec in area bound by 38-16.00N…Exercises · 102.8 nm

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