Exercises

Hazardous operations in areas bound by: a. 250500Z to 251700Z and 252300Z to 260500Z, alternate 260500Z to…

Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam · HYDROPAC 2044/19

issued
2019-06-23 13:05Z
status
cancelled 2019-06-28 18:00Z (archive)
self-cancels
2019-06-28 18:00Z
authority
MRCC VIETNAM 231235Z JUN 19.
sea
South China Sea
position
20.692, 107.600
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF TONKIN.
VIETNAM.
DNC 23.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 250500Z TO 251700Z AND 252300Z TO 260500Z,
      ALTERNATE 260500Z TO 261700Z JUN
      20-52.7N 107-25.0E, 20-52.7N 107-36.4E,
      20-40.1N 107-36.4E, 20-40.1N 107-25.0E.
   B. 262300Z TO 271700Z, ALTERNATE
      272300Z TO 281700Z JUN
      20-30.0N 107-24.0E, 20-53.0N 107-24.0E,
      20-53.0N 107-48.0E, 20-30.0N 107-48.0E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 281800Z JUN 19.

Activity windows · 5 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2019-06-25 05:00Z2019-06-25 17:00Z12 h
2019-06-25 23:00Z2019-06-26 05:00Z6 h
2019-06-26 05:00Z2019-06-26 17:00Z12 h
2019-06-26 23:00Z2019-06-27 17:00Z18 h
2019-06-27 23:00Z2019-06-28 17:00Z18 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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month of issue, all years in the archive

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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