Exercises

Gunnery exercises 211200Z to 211400Z and 211430Z to 211600Z dec in area bound by 48-21.00N 005-20.00W,…

Bay of Biscay · Celtic Sea · France · HYDROLANT 2923/23

issued
2023-12-20 17:47Z
status
cancelled 2023-12-21 17:00Z (archive)
self-cancels
2023-12-21 17:00Z
authority
AVURNAV BREST 420/23 201644Z DEC 23.
sea
Celtic Sea
position
48.220, -4.999
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAY OF BISCAY.
CELTIC SEA.
FRANCE.
DNC 20.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 211200Z TO 211400Z AND
   211430Z TO 211600Z DEC IN AREA BOUND BY
   48-21.00N 005-20.00W, 48-21.00N 004-53.00W,
   48-19.44N 004-48.34W, 48-19.44N 004-42.57W,
   48-20.01N 004-39.52W, 48-20.40N 004-37.00W,
   48-10.00N 004-37.00W, 48-05.00N 004-53.00W,
   48-05.00N 005-20.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 211700Z DEC 23.

Activity windows · 2 in the telegram

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)local (UTC)length
2023-12-21 12:00Z2023-12-21 14:00ZDec 21, 12:00Dec 21, 14:002 h
2023-12-21 14:30Z2023-12-21 16:00ZDec 21, 14:30Dec 21, 16:001 h 30

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This area · military exercises

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Exercises

Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises

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