Exercises

Gunnery exercises 0500Z to 1200Z daily 18 thru 21, 25 thru 28 sep, 02 thru 05, 09 thru 12, 16 thru 19, 23…

Aegean Sea · HYDROLANT 2888/17

issued: 2017-09-17 16:36Z
status: cancelled 2017-10-31 14:00Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2017-10-31 14:00Z
authority: GREEK NAVTEX IRAKLEIO 541/17 150705Z SEP 17.
sea: Aegean Sea
position: 36.786, 23.669
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

AEGEAN SEA.
DNC 09.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 0500Z TO 1200Z DAILY
   18 THRU 21, 25 THRU 28 SEP, 02 THRU 05,
   09 THRU 12, 16 THRU 19, 23 THRU 26 OCT,
   0600Z TO 1300Z 30 AND 31 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 17.

Activity windows · 4 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2017-09-18 05:00Z	2017-09-18 12:00Z	—	7 h
2017-09-19 05:00Z	2017-09-19 12:00Z	—	7 h
2017-09-20 05:00Z	2017-09-20 12:00Z	—	7 h
2017-09-21 05:00Z	2017-09-21 12:00Z	—	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

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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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