Exercises
Hazardous operations occur daily from April 19 to May 1 within three miles of 36-28.65S 174-09.63E in the Tasman Sea near New Zealand.
Tasman Sea · New Zealand · HYDROPAC 1123/26
- issued
- 2026-04-15 23:43Z
- status
- cancelled 2026-08-17 00:00Z (dropped from snapshot)
- self-cancels
- 2026-05-02 05:00Z
- sea
- Tasman Sea
- position
- -36.477, 174.161 · r 3.0 nm
- source
- nga_wayback · first seen 2026-04-17 16:00Z
Original warning text
TASMAN SEA. NEW ZEALAND. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 1900Z TO 0400Z DAILY 19 APR THRU 01 MAY IN AREA WITHIN THREE MILES OF 36-28.65S 174-09.63E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 020500Z MAY 26.
Activity windows · 13 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-19 19:00Z | 2026-04-20 04:00Z | — | 9 h |
| 2026-04-20 19:00Z | 2026-04-21 04:00Z | — | 9 h |
| 2026-04-21 19:00Z | 2026-04-22 04:00Z | — | 9 h |
| 2026-04-22 19:00Z | 2026-04-23 04:00Z | — | 9 h |
| 2026-04-23 19:00Z | 2026-04-24 04:00Z | — | 9 h |
| 2026-04-24 19:00Z | 2026-04-25 04:00Z | — | 9 h |
| 2026-04-25 19:00Z | 2026-04-26 04:00Z | — | 9 h |
| 2026-04-26 19:00Z | 2026-04-27 04:00Z | — | 9 h |
| … 5 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
129 within 180 nm since 2003 · 4 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now
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- Hazardous operations 170500Z to 171000Z aug in area within three miles of 36-28.65S 174-09.63E2026-08-11
- Hazardous operations 1900Z to 0500Z daily 12 thru 17 apr in area within three miles of 36-28.65S 174-09.63E2026-04-07
- Hazardous operations 071900Z to 100400Z dec in area within three miles of 36-28.65S 174-09.64E2025-12-03
- Hazardous operations 1900Z to 0400Z daily 24 thru 29 nov in area within three miles of 36-28.65S 174-09.64E2024-11-20
- Hazardous operations 2200Z to 0700Z daily 07 thru 12 apr in area within three miles of 36-28.65S 174-09.63E2024-04-04
- Hazardous operations 1900Z to 0300Z daily 17 thru 22 mar and 24 thru 28 mar in area within three miles of…2024-03-12
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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 →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.