Exercises
Gunnery exercises: a. 262300Z to 270500Z jun in area bound by 20-52.6N 107-05.4E, 20-50.6N 107-05.8E,…
Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam · Gunnery · HYDROPAC 1898/16
- issued
- 2016-06-24 23:26Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-06-30 17:00Z (archive)
- self-cancels
- 2016-06-30 17:00Z
- authority
- HAIPHONG RADIO 242258Z JUN 16.
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- 20.852, 107.092
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF TONKIN.
VIETNAM.
GUNNERY.
DNC 23.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES:
A. 262300Z TO 270500Z JUN IN AREA BOUND BY
20-52.6N 107-05.4E, 20-50.6N 107-05.8E,
20-50.2N 107-05.4E.
B. 300001Z TO 301600Z JUN IN AREA BETWEEN
20-50.0N 20-41.7N AND 107-25.5E 107-32.9E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 301700Z JUN 16.
Activity windows · 2 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-26 23:00Z | 2016-06-27 05:00Z | — | 6 h |
| 2016-06-30 00:01Z | 2016-06-30 16:00Z | — | 15 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
27 within 180 nm since 2014 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Hazardous operations 260100Z to 260400Z sep, alternate 270100Z to 270400Z sep in area bound by 20-49.1N…2019-09-24
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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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