Exercises

Hazardous operations

Sea of Japan · HYDROPAC 2555/13

issued
2013-08-26 17:09Z
status
cancelled 2013-09-03 22:30Z (archive)
self-cancels
2013-09-03 22:30Z
authority
NAVAREA XIII 57/13 260908Z AUG 13.
sea
Japan Sea
position
42.500, 135.633 · r 97.0 nm
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SEA OF JAPAN.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 2000Z TO 2130Z DAILY
   31 AUG THRU 03 SEP WITHIN 97 MILES OF 42-30N 135-38E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 032230Z SEP 13.

Activity windows · 4 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2013-08-31 20:00Z2013-08-31 21:30Z1 h 30
2013-09-01 20:00Z2013-09-01 21:30Z1 h 30
2013-09-02 20:00Z2013-09-02 21:30Z1 h 30
2013-09-03 20:00Z2013-09-03 21:30Z1 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

232 within 180 nm since 1999 · 2 in the last 12 months · 2 in force now

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month of issue, all years in the archive

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

35 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.