Exercises
Hazardous operations
Western Mediterranean Sea · Alboran Sea · Algeria · HYDROLANT 3440/16
- issued
- 2016-12-20 12:48Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-12-22 16:00Z (archive)
- self-cancels
- 2016-12-22 16:00Z
- cancels
- HYDROLANT 3435/16
- authority
- NAVAREA III 742/16 201247Z DEC 16.
- sea
- Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin
- position
- 35.966, -1.076
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA. ALBORAN SEA. ALGERIA. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS. DNC 08. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 220001Z TO 221500Z DEC IN AREA BOUND BY 35-43N 002-10W, 36-19N 001-07W, 36-31N 000-07E, 36-09N 000-07E, 36-01N 000-45W, 35-15N 001-38W. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 3435/16. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 221600Z DEC 16.
Activity windows · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-22 00:01Z | 2016-12-22 15:00Z | — | 14 h 59 |
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
69 within 180 nm since 1999 · 1 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now
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- Hazardous operations 290001Z to 302359Z oct in area bound by 38-30.60N 000-30.80E, 38-35.50N 000-46.40E,…2026-06-25
- Gunnery exercises 01 feb thru 08 mar in area bound by: 33-41.04N 008-03.04W, 33-41.04N 008-26.91W, 33-48.57N…2024-01-26
- Hazardous operations 0100Z to 1500Z daily 25 thru 28 apr in area bound by 36-01-18N 001-17-48W, 35-34-30N…2022-04-25
- Hazardous operations 0800Z to 1700Z daily 18 thru 21 jan in area bound by 36-01.18N 001-17.48W, 35-34.30N…2022-01-18
- Hazardous operations in progress until 012359Z dec in area bound by 35-37.0N 001-10.0W, 35-51.6N 001-10.0W,…2021-11-30
- Hazardous operations 302000Z nov to 011800Z dec in area bound by 35-37.0N 001-10.0W, 35-51.6N 001-10.0W,…2021-11-30
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Timeline
- Hazardous operationscancels · 2016-12-19
- Hazardous operationsreplaced · 2016-12-19
Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
35 military exercises in force · see all
Exercises
Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises →
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