Exercises
Hazardous operations
Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast · HYDROPAC 218/16
- issued
- 2016-01-25 12:12Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-01-31 13:00Z (archive)
- self-cancels
- 2016-01-31 13:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA VIII 56/16 251003Z JAN 16.
- sea
- Bay of Bengal
- position
- 18.842, 85.248
- 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 0130Z TO 0730Z DAILY
28 THRU 31 JAN, 0830Z TO 1630Z DAILY
28 THRU 29 JAN AND 0830Z TO 1200Z DAILY
30 AND 31 JAN:
A. IN AREA BOUND BY
19-14.60N 084-53.70E, 19-07.39N 085-35.94E,
18-33.61N 084-53.74E.
B. WITHIN 41 MILES OF TRACKLINE BETWEEN
19-07.39N 085-35.94E AND 18-33.61N 084-53.74E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 311300Z JAN 16.
Activity windows · 6 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-28 01:30Z | 2016-01-28 07:30Z | — | 6 h |
| 2016-01-28 08:30Z | 2016-01-28 16:30Z | — | 8 h |
| 2016-01-29 01:30Z | 2016-01-29 07:30Z | — | 6 h |
| 2016-01-29 08:30Z | 2016-01-29 16:30Z | — | 8 h |
| 2016-01-30 01:30Z | 2016-01-30 07:30Z | — | 6 h |
| 2016-01-31 01:30Z | 2016-01-31 07:30Z | — | 6 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
1139 within 180 nm since 2000 · 2 in the last 12 months · 2 in force now
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- Hazardous operations 0130Z to 1430Z daily 17 thru 26 aug in area bound by 19-14.60N 084-53.70E, 19-07.39N…2026-08-13
- Hazardous operations 100330Z to 110830Z may in area within five miles of 17-40.00N 083-58.00E2024-05-07
- Hazardous operations 0130Z to 1430Z daily 06 thru 17 may in area bound by 19-14.60N 084-53.70E, 19-07.39N…2024-05-03
- Hazardous operations 0430Z to 0630Z and 0830Z to 1030Z daily 06 thru 13 may in area bound by 20-46.70N…2024-05-03
- Hazardous operations 0330 to 0930 daily 26 thru 28 apr in area bound by 18-03.65N 083-44.35E, 17-42.08N…2024-04-23
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