Exercises

Hazardous operations

Aegean Sea · HYDROLANT 2416/16

issued: 2016-09-16 16:30Z
status: cancelled 2016-10-31 14:00Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2016-10-31 14:00Z
authority: GREEK NAVTEX IRAKLEIO 435/16 151100Z SEP 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 190500Z TO 191500Z SEP,
   0500Z TO 1200Z DAILY 20 THRU 22, 26 THRU 29 SEP,
   03 THRU 06, 10 THRU 13, 17 THRU 20 AND
   24 THRU 27 OCT, 310600Z TO 311300Z OCT
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   36-56N 023-29E, 36-42N 023-32E,
   36-41N 023-48E, 36-47N 023-55E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 311400Z OCT 16.

Activity windows · 5 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2016-09-19 05:00Z	2016-09-19 15:00Z	—	10 h
2016-09-20 05:00Z	2016-09-20 12:00Z	—	7 h
2016-09-21 05:00Z	2016-09-21 12:00Z	—	7 h
2016-09-22 05:00Z	2016-09-22 12:00Z	—	7 h
2016-10-31 06:00Z	2016-10-31 13:00Z	—	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

month of issue, all years in the archive

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

Worldwide now

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