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Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V samudra ratnakar and M/V sagar nidhi in area…

Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast · HYDROPAC 2374/16

issued: 2016-08-09 08:36Z
status: cancelled 2016-10-18 10:45Z (archive)
cancels: HYDROPAC 2209/16
authority: NAVAREA VIII 470/16 081530Z AUG 16.
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAY OF BENGAL.
INDIA-EAST COAST.
DNC 03.
1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
   BY M/V SAMUDRA RATNAKAR AND M/V SAGAR NIDHI
   IN AREA BETWEEN
   11-45N 13-45N AND 082-00E 083-20E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2209/16.

Timeline

Aircraft af 330, 29 persons on board, unreported chennai (13-05.0N 080-16.0E) to port blair (11-40.1N…cancels · 2016-07-23
Aircraft af 330, 29 persons on board, unreported chennai (13-05.0N 080-16.0E) to port blair (11-40.1N…replaced · 2016-07-23
Survey operations in progress until 251830Z oct by M/V samudra ratnakar in area between 12-40N 13-10N and…cancelled by · 2016-10-18

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