Exercises

Hazardous operations

South Pacific · HYDROPAC 2690/12

issued
2012-09-21 13:00Z
status
cancelled 2012-09-28 06:30Z (archive)
self-cancels
2012-09-28 06:30Z
authority
NAVAREA XIV 85/12 202130Z SEP 12.
sea
South Pacific Ocean
position
-45.435, -140.432
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH PACIFIC.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS:
   A. 270215Z TO 270520Z SEP IN AREA BOUND BY
      50-19S 157-24W, 47-51S 143-48W,
      43-57S 131-46W, 45-31S 130-30W,
      47-56S 136-23W, 51-16S 149-37W,
      52-06S 156-55W.
   B. 272035Z TO 272340Z SEP IN AREA BOUND BY
      34-35S 143-54W, 40-53S 133-39W,
      46-07S 121-28W, 47-43S 122-38W,
      45-30S 129-09W, 39-33S 140-24W,
      35-55S 145-22W.
   C. 280225Z TO 280530Z SEP IN AREA BOUND BY
      48-56S 156-43W, 45-29S 144-14W,
      40-51S 133-25W, 42-20S 132-02W,
      45-05S 137-18W, 49-17S 149-11W,
      50-39S 155-53W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 280630Z SEP 12.

Activity windows · 3 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2012-09-27 02:15Z2012-09-27 05:20Z3 h 05
2012-09-27 20:35Z2012-09-27 23:40Z3 h 05
2012-09-28 02:25Z2012-09-28 05:30Z3 h 05

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

4 within 180 nm since 2004 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 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.