Exercises

Gunnery exercises 100700Z to 100900Z and 101200Z to 101500Z aug in area bound by 46-40.00N 003-48.45W,…

Bay of Biscay · France · HYDROLANT 1766/23

issued
2023-08-09 16:44Z
status
cancelled 2023-08-10 16:00Z (archive)
self-cancels
2023-08-10 16:00Z
authority
AVURNAV BREST 261/23 091602Z AUG 23.
sea
Bay of Biscay
position
46.992, -4.163
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAY OF BISCAY.
FRANCE.
DNC 08.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 100700Z TO 100900Z AND
   101200Z TO 101500Z AUG IN AREA BOUND BY
   46-40.00N 003-48.45W, 46-40.00N 004-43.70W,
   47-15.46N 004-22.61W, 47-25.00N 004-09.91W,
   47-25.00N 003-58.55W, 47-22.09N 003-53.56W,
   47-18.93N 003-46.53W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 101600Z AUG 23.

Activity windows · 2 in the telegram

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2023-08-10 07:00Z2023-08-10 09:00ZAug 10, 07:00Aug 10, 09:002 h
2023-08-10 12:00Z2023-08-10 15:00ZAug 10, 12:00Aug 10, 15:003 h

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