Exercises
Gunnery exercises take place in the Coral Sea near New Caledonia from August 24 to 28 within areas around specified coordinates.
Coral Sea · New Caledonia · HYDROPAC 2415/26
- issued
- 2026-08-17 16:02Z
- status
- cancelled 2026-08-24 18:45Z (dropped from inforce)
- self-cancels
- 2026-08-28 09:00Z
- sea
- Coral Sea
- position
- -22.517, 166.287
- source
- nga_inforce · first seen 2026-08-24 20:02Z
Original warning text
CORAL SEA.
NEW CALEDONIA.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 242000Z TO 280800Z AUG
IN AREAS WITHIN:
A. 20 MILES OF 23-00.00S 165-05.00E.
B. TEN MILES OF 22-04.00S 166-00.00E.
C. TEN MILES OF 23-00.00S 167-02.00E.
D. TEN MILES OF 22-00.00S 167-02.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 280900Z AUG 26.Activity windows · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 20:00Z | 2026-08-28 08:00Z | — | 84 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
233 within 180 nm since 2000 · 2 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Gunnery exercises 242000Z to 280800Z aug in areas within: a. 20 miles of 23-00.00S 165-58.00E2026-08-20
- Gunnery exercises 301300Z sep to 021300Z oct in area within ten miles of 22-07.00S 167-27.00E2024-09-26
- Gunnery exercises 100300Z to 100700Z apr in area within ten miles of 22-07.00S 167-27.00E2024-04-07
- Hazardous operations 242100Z to 250100Z mar in area within ten miles of 22-07.00S 167-27.00E2024-03-20
- Gunnery exercises 190200Z to 190800Z feb in area within 20 miles of 23-00.00S 165-58.00E2024-02-16
- Gunnery exercises 252100Z to 260330Z jan in area within ten miles of 22-42.00S 166-00.00E2024-01-22
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
46 military exercises in force · see all
Exercises
Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.