Exercises

Hazardous operations in Bay of Bengal off India from 18 April 03:30 UTC to 07:30 UTC.

Bay of Bengal · India · HYDROPAC 1119/26

issued
2026-04-15 12:38Z
status
cancelled 2026-08-17 00:00Z (dropped from snapshot)
self-cancels
2026-04-18 08:30Z
cancels
HYDROPAC 1071/26
sea
Bay of Bengal
position
20.729, 87.540
source
nga_wayback · first seen 2026-04-17 16:00Z

Original warning text

BAY OF BENGAL.
INDIA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 180330Z TO 180730Z
   APR IN AREA BOUND BY
   21-49.28N 087-56.30E, 20-38.83N 088-33.23E,
   19-34.40N 087-11.06E, 20-03.78N 086-31.50E,
   20-42.18N 087-08.98E, 20-57.35N 086-54.46E,
   21-14.91N 086-48.63E, 21-35.51N 087-10.70E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1071/26.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 180830Z APR 26.

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