Exercises

Hazardous operations

Bay of Bengal · Andaman Sea · Nicobar Islands · HYDROPAC 1108/16

issued
2016-04-15 19:37Z
status
cancelled 2016-04-23 11:30Z (archive)
self-cancels
2016-04-23 11:30Z
authority
NAVAREA VIII 274/16 151001Z APR 16.
sea
Andaman or Burma Sea
position
8.441, 93.693
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAY OF BENGAL.
ANDAMAN SEA.
NICOBAR ISLANDS.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0430Z TO 1030Z DAILY
   21 THRU 23 APR IN AREA BOUND BY
   09-01.30N 092-27.03E, 09-22.98N 093-03.40E,
   08-51.28N 094-17.75E, 08-14.15N 094-26.08E,
   07-31.20N 094-01.53E, 07-13.73N 093-16.53E,
   08-04.51N 093-38.18E, 08-32.05N 093-38.51E,
   08-45.23N 093-22.31E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 231130Z APR 16.

Activity windows · 3 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2016-04-21 04:30Z2016-04-21 10:30Z6 h
2016-04-22 04:30Z2016-04-22 10:30Z6 h
2016-04-23 04:30Z2016-04-23 10:30Z6 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

117 within 180 nm since 2002 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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Exercises

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