Exercises

Gunnery exercises 0600Z to 1145Z daily 01 thru 03 nov, 0600Z to 1300Z daily 07, 09, 10, 14 thru 17, 22 thru…

Aegean Sea · Gunnery · HYDROLANT 2863/16

issued: 2016-10-31 11:30Z
status: cancelled 2016-12-29 14:00Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2016-12-29 14:00Z
authority: GREEK NAVTEX IRAKLEIO 520/16 300800Z 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.
GUNNERY.
DNC 09.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 0600Z TO 1145Z DAILY
   01 THRU 03 NOV, 0600Z TO 1300Z DAILY
   07, 09, 10, 14 THRU 17, 22 THRU 24,
   28 THRU 30 NOV, 01, 05 THRU 08, 12 THRU 15,
   19 THRU 22 AND 27 THRU 29 DEC
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   36-56N 023-29E, 36-42N 023-32E,
   36-41N 023-48E, 36-47N 023-55E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 291400Z DEC 16.

Activity windows · 3 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2016-11-01 06:00Z	2016-11-01 11:45Z	—	5 h 45
2016-11-02 06:00Z	2016-11-02 11:45Z	—	5 h 45
2016-11-03 06:00Z	2016-11-03 11:45Z	—	5 h 45

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

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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

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