Exercises
Hazardous operations occur daily from 0430Z to 1130Z on 22-25 and 27-30 April in the Bay of Bengal near Bangladesh and India.
Bay of Bengal · Bangladesh · India · HYDROPAC 1142/26
- issued
- 2026-04-17 10:23Z
- status
- cancelled 2026-08-17 00:00Z (dropped from snapshot)
- self-cancels
- 2026-04-30 12:30Z
- sea
- Bay of Bengal
- position
- 21.341, 87.247
- source
- nga_wayback · first seen 2026-04-17 16:00Z
Original warning text
BAY OF BENGAL. BANGLADESH. INDIA. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0430Z TO 1130Z DAILY 22 THRU 25 AND 27 THRU 30 APR IN AREA BOUND BY 20-57.00N 086-54.00E, 21-13.00N 087-23.00E, 21-31.00N 087-42.00E, 21-41.00N 087-45.00E, 21-31.20N 087-07.20E, 21-11.40N 086-49.20E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 301230Z APR 26.
Activity windows · 4 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 04:30Z | 2026-04-22 11:30Z | — | 7 h |
| 2026-04-23 04:30Z | 2026-04-23 11:30Z | — | 7 h |
| 2026-04-24 04:30Z | 2026-04-24 11:30Z | — | 7 h |
| 2026-04-25 04:30Z | 2026-04-25 11:30Z | — | 7 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
585 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 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 0900 to 1100 daily 20 thru 24 apr in area bound by 21-49.28N…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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