Exercises

Hazardous operations

Eastern North Atlantic · Scotland-west Coast · HYDROLANT 2059/16

issued
2016-08-14 07:40Z
status
cancelled 2016-08-18 17:15Z (archive)
self-cancels
2016-08-20 20:30Z
authority
WZ 959/16 140540Z AUG 16.
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
57.317, -7.849
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
SCOTLAND-WEST COAST.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
DNC 19.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0900Z TO 1930Z DAILY
   15 THRU 20 AUG WITHIN TEN MILES OF:
   A. 57-12.81N 007-57.75W.
   B. 57-25.26N 007-44.09W.
   VESSELS INTENDING TO ENTER AREA SHOULD CONTACT
   HEBRIDES RANGE CONTROL ON VHF CH 16
   OR PHONE: 187 060 4449 FOR ADVICE.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 202030Z AUG 16.

Activity windows · 6 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2016-08-15 09:00Z2016-08-15 19:30Z10 h 30
2016-08-16 09:00Z2016-08-16 19:30Z10 h 30
2016-08-17 09:00Z2016-08-17 19:30Z10 h 30
2016-08-18 09:00Z2016-08-18 19:30Z10 h 30
2016-08-19 09:00Z2016-08-19 19:30Z10 h 30
2016-08-20 09:00Z2016-08-20 19:30Z10 h 30

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

339 within 180 nm since 2001 · 2 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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Exercises

Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises

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