Exercises

Hazardous operations 0930Z to 1030Z and 1230Z to 1400Z daily 12 and 14 sep, 150900Z to 151015Z and 151215Z…

Bay of Biscay · France · HYDROLANT 2025/23

issued
2023-09-08 21:38Z
status
cancelled 2023-09-15 14:30Z (archive)
self-cancels
2023-09-15 14:30Z
authority
AVURNAV BREST 286/23 081721Z SEP 23.
sea
Bay of Biscay
position
44.589, -2.129
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAY OF BISCAY.
FRANCE.
DNC 08.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0930Z TO 1030Z AND
   1230Z TO 1400Z DAILY 12 AND 14 SEP, 150900Z TO
   151015Z AND 151215Z TO 151330Z SEP
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   45-25.00N 001-24.00W, 43-45.00N 001-37.00W,
   43-45.00N 002-50.00W, 45-25.00N 002-40.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 151430Z SEP 23.

Activity windows · 2 in the telegram

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)local (UTC)length
2023-09-15 09:00Z2023-09-15 10:15ZSep 15, 09:00Sep 15, 10:151 h 15
2023-09-15 12:15Z2023-09-15 13:30ZSep 15, 12:15Sep 15, 13:301 h 15

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

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