Exercises

Gunnery exercises 180700Z to 180930Z, 181600Z to 191730Z, 191430Z to 191630Z, 200700Z to 200930Z, 201000Z to…

Bay of Biscay · France · HYDROLANT 2642/23

issued
2023-11-17 20:33Z
status
cancelled 2023-11-20 15:00Z (archive)
self-cancels
2023-11-20 15:00Z
authority
AVURNAV BREST 381/23 172020Z NOV 23.
sea
Bay of Biscay
position
46.948, -3.176
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAY OF BISCAY.
FRANCE.
DNC 08.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES
   180700Z TO 180930Z, 181600Z TO 191730Z,
   191430Z TO 191630Z, 200700Z TO 200930Z,
   201000Z TO 201100Z AND 201300Z TO 201400Z NOV
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   47-08.90N 003-26.00W, 47-14.00N 003-08.00W,
   47-07.90N 002-56.60W, 47-02.24N 002-50.19W,
   46-53.90N 002-48.65W, 46-47.91N 002-52.19W,
   46-43.80N 002-57.95W, 46-41.45N 003-06.58W,
   46-41.67N 003-14.65W, 46-44.09N 003-23.37W,
   46-50.66N 003-30.72W, 46-57.00N 003-32.22W,
   47-02.00N 003-30.50W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 201500Z NOV 23.

Activity windows · 6 in the telegram

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)local (UTC)length
2023-11-18 07:00Z2023-11-18 09:30ZNov 18, 07:00Nov 18, 09:302 h 30
2023-11-18 16:00Z2023-11-19 17:30ZNov 18, 16:00Nov 19, 17:3025 h 30
2023-11-19 14:30Z2023-11-19 16:30ZNov 19, 14:30Nov 19, 16:302 h
2023-11-20 07:00Z2023-11-20 09:30ZNov 20, 07:00Nov 20, 09:302 h 30
2023-11-20 10:00Z2023-11-20 11:00ZNov 20, 10:00Nov 20, 11:001 h
2023-11-20 13:00Z2023-11-20 14:00ZNov 20, 13:00Nov 20, 14:001 h

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This area · military exercises

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Exercises

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