Exercises

Hazardous operations

Red Sea · Saudi Arabia · HYDROPAC 2666/13

issued
2013-09-05 07:29Z
status
cancelled 2013-09-12 14:00Z (archive)
self-cancels
2013-09-12 14:00Z
authority
NAVAREA IX 225/13 040650Z SEP 13.
sea
Red Sea
position
20.458, 38.906
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

RED SEA.
SAUDI ARABIA.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0300Z TO 1300Z DAILY
   10 THRU 12 SEP IN AREA BOUND BY
   20-30.59N 038-39.45E, 20-41.41N 038-58.18E,
   20-24.36N 039-09.27E, 20-13.54N 038-50.53E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 121400Z SEP 13.

Activity windows · 3 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2013-09-10 03:00Z2013-09-10 13:00Z10 h
2013-09-11 03:00Z2013-09-11 13:00Z10 h
2013-09-12 03:00Z2013-09-12 13:00Z10 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

83 within 180 nm since 2002 · 1 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now

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Nearby now · within 120 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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