Exercises

Hazardous operations

Aegean Sea · HYDROLANT 2609/16

issued: 2016-10-06 12:55Z
status: cancelled 2016-10-07 11:00Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2016-10-07 11:00Z
cancels: HYDROLANT 698/16
authority: GREEK NAVTEX IRAKLEIO 477/16 051230Z OCT 16 - NAVAREA III 606/16 061202Z OCT 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 070800Z TO 071000Z OCT
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   36-56N 023-29E, 36-42N 023-32E,
   36-41N 023-48E, 36-47N 023-55E.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 698/16(52).
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 071100Z OCT 16.

Activity windows · 1 in the telegram

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local (UTC)	length
2016-10-07 08:00Z	2016-10-07 10:00Z	Oct 07, 08:00 → Oct 07, 10:00	2 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

1006 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

Timeline

Morro nuevo light 35-15.7N 003-55.8W unlitcancels · 2016-03-22
Morro nuevo light 35-15.7N 003-55.8W unlitreplaced · 2016-03-22

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 · 97.6 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

35 military exercises in force · see all

Exercises

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