Exercises

Hazardous operations

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 2062/16

issued: 2016-07-08 14:45Z
status: cancelled 2016-07-12 00:01Z (archive)
authority: SFHGA 080953Z JUL 16.
sea: South China Sea
position: 17.845, 112.372
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
DNC 11, DNC 23.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 11 JUL
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   18-11N 110-27E, 19-32N 111-21E,
   18-28N 114-54E, 16-19N 112-51E,
   15-57N 111-34E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 12 JUL 16.

This area · military exercises

1 within 180 nm since 2016 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

Season · when military exercises happen here

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Nearby now · within 120 nm

Yellow observation buoy reported to exists in 19-20.6N 113-45.9E at 04 aprWrecks · 119.9 nm

Worldwide now

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