Exercises

Hazardous operations

South China Sea · Western North Pacific · HYDROPAC 1445/11

issued
2011-05-13 12:10Z
status
cancelled 2011-05-18 08:01Z (archive)
self-cancels
2011-05-30 18:00Z
cancels
HYDROPAC 1373/11
authority
CTF 74 110949Z MAY 11.
sea
Philippine Sea
position
21.250, 124.625
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS:
   A. IN PROGRESS UNTIL 132359Z MAY
      IN AREA BOUND BY
      14-00N 113-40E, 14-00N 116-00E,
      12-00N 115-00E, 11-00N 113-40E.
   B. 131900Z TO 141900Z MAY
      IN AREA BOUND BY
      14-00N 115-00E, 15-00N 118-00E,
      13-30N 119-30E, 12-25N 115-00E.
   C. 191900Z TO 211900Z MAY
      IN AREA BOUND BY
      20-00N 115-00E, 20-00N 118-00E,
      19-00N 119-00E, 15-30N 119-00E,
      15-30N 117-00E.
   D. 262000Z TO 271900Z MAY
      IN AREA BOUND BY
      22-30N 122-00E, 22-30N 127-00E,
      19-00N 127-00E, 20-00N 122-30E.
   E. 282100Z TO 291800Z MAY
      IN AREA BETWEEN
      20-00N 16-00N AND 139-00E 145-00E.
   F. 292200Z TO 301700Z MAY
      IN AREA BETWEEN
      20-00N 16-00N AND 146-00E 151-00E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1373/11.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 301800Z MAY.

Activity windows · 5 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2011-05-13 19:00Z2011-05-14 19:00Z24 h
2011-05-19 19:00Z2011-05-21 19:00Z48 h
2011-05-26 20:00Z2011-05-27 19:00Z23 h
2011-05-28 21:00Z2011-05-29 18:00Z21 h
2011-05-29 22:00Z2011-05-30 17:00Z19 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

191 within 180 nm since 2003 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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Worldwide now

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