Exercises
Hazardous operations in the Red Sea off Saudi Arabia from 0300Z to 1500Z daily 06 to 10 September in a defined area.
Red Sea · Saudi Arabia · HYDROPAC 2502/26
- issued
- 2026-09-01 13:57Z
- status
- cancelled 2026-09-01 14:40Z (dropped from inforce)
- self-cancels
- 2026-09-10 16:00Z
- sea
- Red Sea
- position
- 21.157, 39.042
- source
- nga_inforce · first seen 2026-09-01 15:47Z
Original warning text
RED SEA. SAUDI ARABIA. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0300Z TO 1500Z DAILY 06 THRU 10 SEP IN AREA BOUND BY 21-06.00N 038-58.30E, 21-05.35N 039-07.00E, 21-13.30N 039-06.12E, 21-13.24N 038-58.30EE. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 101600Z SEP 26.
Activity windows · 5 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-06 03:00Z | 2026-09-06 15:00Z | — | 12 h |
| 2026-09-07 03:00Z | 2026-09-07 15:00Z | — | 12 h |
| 2026-09-08 03:00Z | 2026-09-08 15:00Z | — | 12 h |
| 2026-09-09 03:00Z | 2026-09-09 15:00Z | — | 12 h |
| 2026-09-10 03:00Z | 2026-09-10 15:00Z | — | 12 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
86 within 180 nm since 2002 · 3 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Hazardous operations in progress until further notice in area bound by 21-31.95N 038-54.85E, 21-29.50N…2026-08-17
- Hazardous operations 0400Z to 1600Z daily: a. 17 aug in area bound by 20-08.28N 040-05.14E, 20-08.28N…2026-08-11
- Hazardous operations 29 sep thru 03 oct in area bound by 21-13.40N 038-58.50E, 21-13.50N 039-06.20E,…2024-09-27
- Hazardous operations 0500Z to 1200Z daily 07 thru 09 may in area bound by 21-28.50N 039-01.80E, 21-28.50N…2024-05-06
- Hazardous operations 07 thru 09 may in area bound by 21-28.50N 039-01.80E, 21-28.50N 038-18.75E, 20-48.80N…2024-05-06
- Hazardous operations 0300Z to 0900Z daily 11 thru 16 may in area bound by 21-23.50N 039-02.30E, 21-23.50N…2024-05-05
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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 →
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