Exercises

Hazardous operations

Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam · HYDROPAC 2001/15

issued
2015-06-19 01:27Z
status
cancelled 2015-06-24 12:00Z (archive)
self-cancels
2015-06-24 12:00Z
authority
HAIPHONG RADIO 190029Z JUN 15.
sea
South China Sea
position
20.681, 107.622
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF TONKIN.
VIETNAM.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
DNC 23.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 20 THRU 22 JUN IN AREA BOUND BY
   20-30-00N 107-43-12E, 20-38-18N 107-49-00E,
   20-33-30N 107-56-48E, 20-25-12N 107-50-48E.
2. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 182300Z TO 231100Z JUN,
   ALTERNATE 231100Z TO 241100Z JUN IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 20-52-00N 107-24-00E, 20-52-00N 107-41-00E,
      20-36-00N 107-44-00E, 20-36-00N 107-24-00E.
   B. 20-31-30N 107-47-48E, 20-36-18N 107-41-00E,
      20-32-16N 107-54-40E, 20-27-24N 107-51-18E.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 241200Z JUN 15.

Activity windows · 2 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2015-06-18 23:00Z2015-06-23 11:00Z108 h
2015-06-23 11:00Z2015-06-24 11:00Z24 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

27 within 180 nm since 2014 · 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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