Exercises

Hazardous operations

Aegean Sea · HYDROLANT 242/13

issued: 2013-01-26 22:25Z
status: cancelled 2013-01-31 13:00Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2013-01-31 13:00Z
authority: GREEK NAVTEX IRAKLEIO 26/13 262145Z JAN 13.
sea: Aegean Sea
position: 36.786, 23.593
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

AEGEAN SEA.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 291000Z TO 291200Z,
   301000Z TO 301200Z AND 311100Z TO 311200Z JAN
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   36-55N 023-21E, 36-36N 023-26E,
   36-41N 023-48E, 36-47N 023-55E,
   36-58N 023-34E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 311300Z JAN 13.

Activity windows · 3 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2013-01-29 10:00Z	2013-01-29 12:00Z	—	2 h
2013-01-30 10:00Z	2013-01-30 12:00Z	—	2 h
2013-01-31 11:00Z	2013-01-31 12:00Z	—	1 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

995 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 · 100.7 nm
Hazardous operations sunrise to sunset daily until 14 jun and 16 sep thru 31 dec in area bound by 38-16.00N…Exercises · 105.6 nm

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