Exercises
Gunnery exercises: a. 170700Z to 171000Z apr, alternate 180700Z to 181000Z apr in area bound by 08-39.52N…
South China Sea · HYDROPAC 1468/18
- issued
- 2018-04-16 09:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2018-04-19 04:00Z (archive)
- self-cancels
- 2018-04-19 04:00Z
- authority
- HAIPHONG RADIO 160839Z APR 18.
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- 9.033, 113.618
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SOUTH CHINA SEA.
DNC 11.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES:
A. 170700Z TO 171000Z APR, ALTERNATE
180700Z TO 181000Z APR IN AREA BOUND BY
08-39.52N 111-54.63E, 08-39.80N 111-55.35E,
08-38.85N 111-55.30E, 08-38.77N 111-55.12E.
B. 180001Z TO 180300Z APR, ALTERNATE
190001Z TO 190300Z APR IN AREA BOUND BY
09-03.22N 113-34.88E, 09-05.67N 113-39.83E,
08-58.57N 113-42.52E, 08-58.50N 113-42.47E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 190400Z APR 18.
Activity windows · 4 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-17 07:00Z | 2018-04-17 10:00Z | — | 3 h |
| 2018-04-18 00:01Z | 2018-04-18 03:00Z | — | 2 h 59 |
| 2018-04-18 07:00Z | 2018-04-18 10:00Z | — | 3 h |
| 2018-04-19 00:01Z | 2018-04-19 03:00Z | — | 2 h 59 |
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
26 within 180 nm since 2003 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Gunnery exercises 010001Z to 011300Z apr in area bound by 10-16.48N 114-16.17E, 10-27.85N 114-16.17E,…2024-03-27
- Gunnery exercises 0000Z to 1300Z daily 25 mar thru 01 apr in area bound by 10-24.78N 114-17.87E, 10-25.28N…2024-03-20
- Hazardous operations 222330Z to 251430Z oct in areas bound by: p. 08-50.53N 112-35.55E, 08-52.65N…2019-10-21
- Hazardous operations 222330Z to 251430Z oct in areas bound by: a. 08-38.78N 111-55.03E, 08-38.91N…2019-10-21
- Hazardous operations: a. 190030Z to 190130Z oct, alternate 190730Z to 190830Z oct in area bound by 09-02.58N…2019-10-17
- Hazardous operations 222300Z to 231330Z may, alternate 242300Z to 251330Z may in areas bound by: k.…2019-05-22
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
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Exercises
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