Exercises

Hazardous operations

Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast · HYDROPAC 1895/16

issued
2016-06-24 21:23Z
status
cancelled 2016-07-03 09:30Z (archive)
self-cancels
2016-07-03 09:30Z
cancels
HYDROPAC 1875/16
authority
NAVAREA VIII 415/16 241004Z JUN 16.
sea
Bay of Bengal
position
21.056, 87.330
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAY OF BENGAL.
INDIA-EAST COAST.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0430Z TO 0830Z DAILY
   27 THRU 29 JUN, 01 AND 03 JUL,
   300230Z TO 300430Z AND 300830Z TO 301030Z JUN
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   21-19.8N 086-51.8E, 21-01.3N 086-48.2E,
   20-30.3N 087-28.1E, 21-01.4N 087-56.1E,
   21-32.7N 087-16.6E, 21-27.0N 086-58.8E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1875/16.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 030930Z JUL 16.

Activity windows · 5 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2016-06-27 04:30Z2016-06-27 08:30Z4 h
2016-06-28 04:30Z2016-06-28 08:30Z4 h
2016-06-29 04:30Z2016-06-29 08:30Z4 h
2016-06-30 02:30Z2016-06-30 04:30Z2 h
2016-06-30 08:30Z2016-06-30 10:30Z2 h

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