Exercises

Hazardous operations: a. 310600Z to 311400Z may in area between 44-06N 43-58N and 006-52W 006-41W

Bay of Biscay · Spain · HYDROLANT 1695/18

issued
2018-05-30 07:55Z
status
cancelled 2018-05-31 15:00Z (archive)
self-cancels
2018-05-31 15:00Z
authority
NAVAREA II 239/18 300747Z MAY 18.
sea
Bay of Biscay
position
43.750, -5.217 · r 2.0 nm
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAY OF BISCAY.
SPAIN.
DNC 08.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS:
   A. 310600Z TO 311400Z MAY IN AREA BETWEEN
      44-06N 43-58N AND 006-52W 006-41W.
   B. 300800Z TO 301500Z MAY IN AREA WITHIN
      TWO MILES OF 43-45N 005-13W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 311500Z MAY 18.

Activity windows · 2 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2018-05-30 08:00Z2018-05-30 15:00Z7 h
2018-05-31 06:00Z2018-05-31 14:00Z8 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

84 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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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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