Exercises
Hazardous operations 0900Z to 1030Z daily 24, 26 and 28, 1200Z to 1330Z daily 24 thru 27, and 281215Z to…
Bay of Biscay · France · HYDROLANT 868/23
- issued
- 2023-04-22 01:58Z
- status
- cancelled 2023-04-28 14:45Z (archive)
- self-cancels
- 2023-04-28 14:45Z
- authority
- AVURNAV BREST 132/23 212301Z APR 23.
- sea
- Bay of Biscay
- position
- 44.589, -2.129
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BAY OF BISCAY. FRANCE. DNC 08. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0900Z TO 1030Z DAILY 24, 26 AND 28, 1200Z TO 1330Z DAILY 24 THRU 27, AND 281215Z TO 281345Z APR IN AREA BOUND BY 45-25.00N 001-24.00W, 43-45.00N 001-37.00W, 43-45.00N 002-50.00W, 45-25.00N 002-40.00W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 281445Z APR 23.
Activity windows · 9 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-24 09:00Z | 2023-04-24 10:30Z | — | 1 h 30 |
| 2023-04-24 12:00Z | 2023-04-24 13:30Z | — | 1 h 30 |
| 2023-04-25 09:00Z | 2023-04-25 10:30Z | — | 1 h 30 |
| 2023-04-25 12:00Z | 2023-04-25 13:30Z | — | 1 h 30 |
| 2023-04-26 09:00Z | 2023-04-26 10:30Z | — | 1 h 30 |
| 2023-04-26 12:00Z | 2023-04-26 13:30Z | — | 1 h 30 |
| 2023-04-27 09:00Z | 2023-04-27 10:30Z | — | 1 h 30 |
| 2023-04-27 12:00Z | 2023-04-27 13:30Z | — | 1 h 30 |
| … 1 more | |||
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
157 within 180 nm since 2006 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Hazardous operations 301100 to 301400 and 301900Z to 302200Z apr in area bound by 44-35.00N 001-32.00W,…2024-04-26
- Gunnery exercises 180800Z to 181000Z apr in area bound by 47-08.90N 003-26.00W, 47-14.00N 003-08.00W,…2024-04-17
- Gunnery exercises 110600Z to 110800Z and 111200Z to 111400Z apr in area bound by 47-08.90N 003-26.00W,…2024-04-11
- Gunnery exercises 071300Z to 071530Z apr in area bound by 47-08.90N 003-26.00W, 47-14.00N 003-08.00W,…2024-04-05
- Hazardous operations 041500Z to 041800Z and 042030Z to 042300Z apr in area bound by 44-31.00N 001-34.00W,…2024-04-02
- Gunnery exercises 241430Z to 241630Z, and 250630Z to 251400Z mar in area bound by 46-40.00N 003-48.45W,…2024-03-22
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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
Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises →
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