Exercises
Hazardous operations are daily 20-24 April in Bay of Bengal, India, from 0430Z to 0630Z and 0900 to 1100.
Bay of Bengal · India · HYDROPAC 1117/26
- issued
- 2026-04-15 12:06Z
- status
- cancelled 2026-08-17 00:00Z (dropped from snapshot)
- self-cancels
- 2026-04-24 12:00Z
- sea
- Bay of Bengal
- position
- 20.887, 87.714
- source
- nga_wayback · first seen 2026-04-17 16:00Z
Original warning text
BAY OF BENGAL. INDIA. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0430Z TO 0630Z AND 0900 TO 1100 DAILY 20 THRU 24 APR IN AREA BOUND BY 21-49.28N 087-56.30E, 20-38.83N 088-33.23E, 19-51.80N 087-33.15E, 21-16.05N 086-51.75E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 241200Z APR 26.
Activity windows · 5 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 04:30Z | 2026-04-20 06:30Z | — | 2 h |
| 2026-04-21 04:30Z | 2026-04-21 06:30Z | — | 2 h |
| 2026-04-22 04:30Z | 2026-04-22 06:30Z | — | 2 h |
| 2026-04-23 04:30Z | 2026-04-23 06:30Z | — | 2 h |
| 2026-04-24 04:30Z | 2026-04-24 06:30Z | — | 2 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
598 within 180 nm since 2000 · 6 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now
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- Hazardous operations 0330Z to 1130Z daily 19 thru 21 aug in area bound by 20-57.00N 086-54.00E, 21-13.00N…2026-08-14
- Hazardous operations 0430Z to 1130Z daily 22 thru 25 and 27 thru 30 apr in area bound by 20-57.00N…2026-04-17
- Hazardous operations 180330Z to 180730Z apr in area bound by 21-49.28N 087-56.30E, 20-38.83N 088-33.23E,…2026-04-15
- Hazardous operations 0430Z to 0630Z and 0830Z to 1030Z daily 05 thru 09, 12 thru 16, 19 thru 23 and 26 thru…2025-12-31
- Hazardous operations 0500Z to 0700Z, 0900Z to 1100Z daily 09 thru 12 dec in area bound by 21-14.95N…2025-12-04
- Hazardous operations 0430Z to 0630Z, 0900Z to 1100Z 20 jun in area bound by 21-14.92N 086-48.63E, 20-51.93N…2025-06-16
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Worldwide now
36 military exercises in force · see all
Exercises
Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises →
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