Exercises

Hazardous operations 2330Z to 1800Z commencing daily 10 thru 13, 14 thru 17 and 29 dec thru 01 jan 09 in…

HYDROPAC 2403/08

issued: 2008-12-05 17:33Z
status: cancelled 2009-01-02 19:00Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2009-01-02 19:00Z
authority: NAVAREA VIII 506/08 031001Z DEC 08.
sea: Bay of Bengal
position: 19.209, 85.247
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 2330Z TO 1800Z COMMENCING DAILY
   10 THRU 13, 14 THRU 17 AND 29 DEC THRU 01 JAN 09
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   19-14.60N 084-53.70E, 19-37.05N 085-27.85E,
   18-46.05N 085-22.86E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 021900Z JAN 09.

Activity windows · 4 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2008-12-10 23:30Z	2008-12-11 18:00Z	—	18 h 30
2008-12-11 23:30Z	2008-12-12 18:00Z	—	18 h 30
2008-12-12 23:30Z	2008-12-13 18:00Z	—	18 h 30
2008-12-13 23:30Z	2008-12-14 18:00Z	—	18 h 30

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

1215 within 180 nm since 2000 · 3 in the last 12 months · 3 in force now

Season · when military exercises happen here

month of issue, all years in the archive

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Hazardous operations 0130Z to 1430Z daily 17 thru 26 aug in area bound by 19-14.60N 084-53.70E, 19-07.39N…Exercises · 17.6 nm
Hazardous operations 0330Z to 0630Z and 0830Z to 1030Z daily 15, 17 and 18 aug 17-31.12N 083-45.15E,…Exercises · 118.4 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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