Exercises
Hazardous operations
Celtic Sea · Bay of Biscay · France-northwest Coast · HYDROLANT 3022/16
- issued
- 2016-11-14 16:52Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-11-17 12:00Z (archive)
- self-cancels
- 2016-11-17 12:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA II 336/16 141618Z NOV 16.
- sea
- Celtic Sea
- position
- 47.500, -5.167
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CELTIC SEA.
BAY OF BISCAY.
FRANCE-NORTHWEST COAST.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
DNC 08, DNC 20.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS:
A. 160700Z TO 161300Z NOV
WITHIN 30 MILES OF 47-30N 005-00W.
B. 170800Z TO 171100Z NOV
WITHIN 30 MILES OF 47-30N 005-20W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 171200Z NOV 16.
Activity windows · 2 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-16 07:00Z | 2016-11-16 13:00Z | — | 6 h |
| 2016-11-17 08:00Z | 2016-11-17 11:00Z | — | 3 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
500 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Gunnery exercises 021100Z to 021300Z and 021400Z to 021600Z may in area bound by 48-20.40N 004-37.00W,…2024-05-02
- Gunnery exercises 010700Z to 010900Z may in area bound by 48-21.00N 005-20.00W, 48-21.00N 004-53.00W,…2024-04-30
- Gunnery exercises 291400Z to 291600Z apr in area bound by 48-20.40N 004-37.00W, 48-20.01N 004-39.52W,…2024-04-26
- Gunnery exercises 231300Z to 231500Z and 231700Z to 231900Z apr in area bound by 47-46.40N 005-00.00W,…2024-04-22
- Gunnery exercises 200600Z to 200900Z apr in area bound by 48-20.40N 004-37.00W, 48-20.01N 004-39.52W,…2024-04-19
- Gunnery exercises 200800Z to 201000Z apr in area bound by 47-46.40N 005-00.00W, 47-48.30N 005-38.10W,…2024-04-19
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
35 military exercises in force · see all
Exercises
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