Exercises

Gunnery exercises 240001Z to 240230Z apr, alternate 250001Z to 250230Z apr in area bound by 12-40.0N…

South China Sea · Vietnam · HYDROPAC 1563/18

issued
2018-04-22 00:13Z
status
cancelled 2018-04-25 03:30Z (archive)
self-cancels
2018-04-25 03:30Z
authority
HAIPHONG RADIO 220000Z APR 18.
sea
South China Sea
position
12.002, 110.050
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
VIETNAM.
DNC 11.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 240001Z TO 240230Z APR,
   ALTERNATE 250001Z TO 250230Z APR
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   12-40.0N 109-48.0E, 12-40.0N 110-18.0E,
   11-20.0N 110-18.0E, 11-20.5N 109-48.0E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 250330Z APR 18.

Activity windows · 2 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2018-04-24 00:01Z2018-04-24 02:30Z2 h 29
2018-04-25 00:01Z2018-04-25 02:30Z2 h 29

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

46 within 180 nm since 2003 · 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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