Exercises

Hazardous operations 0100Z to 0900Z and 1300Z to 2100Z daily 13 thru 22 jan in area bound by 16-20N 088-40E,…

Bay of Bengal · HYDROPAC 141/18

issued
2018-01-11 12:53Z
status
cancelled 2018-01-22 22:00Z (archive)
self-cancels
2018-01-22 22:00Z
authority
NAVAREA VIII 41/18 111232Z JAN 18.
sea
Bay of Bengal
position
16.583, 87.875
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAY OF BENGAL.
DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0100Z TO 0900Z AND
   1300Z TO 2100Z DAILY 13 THRU 22 JAN
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   16-20N 088-40E, 15-30N 087-30E,
   17-00N 087-00E, 17-30N 088-30E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 222200Z JAN 18.

Activity windows · 20 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2018-01-13 01:00Z2018-01-13 09:00Z8 h
2018-01-13 13:00Z2018-01-13 21:00Z8 h
2018-01-14 01:00Z2018-01-14 09:00Z8 h
2018-01-14 13:00Z2018-01-14 21:00Z8 h
2018-01-15 01:00Z2018-01-15 09:00Z8 h
2018-01-15 13:00Z2018-01-15 21:00Z8 h
2018-01-16 01:00Z2018-01-16 09:00Z8 h
2018-01-16 13:00Z2018-01-16 21:00Z8 h
12 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

127 within 180 nm since 2000 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

35 military exercises in force · see all

Exercises

Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises

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