Exercises

Hazardous operations 211330Z to 241530Z sep in area bound by 16-20.10N 084-29.30E, 16-01.80N 087-23.30E,…

Bay of Bengal · HYDROPAC 2705/26

What this record establishes

Listed in force

The latest collected record lists this warning as active. This is the status of the notice, not a live observation of conditions at the location.

Source and dates
NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt). Issued 2026-09-18 10:34Z. First collected 2026-09-23 15:02Z; last seen in collection 2026-09-23 17:32Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered
Bay of Bengal. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Bay of Bengal

Activity windows · 1 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2026-09-21 13:30Z2026-09-24 15:30Z74 h

Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.

issued
2026-09-18 10:34Z
status
Listed in force
self-cancels
2026-09-24 16:30Z
sea
Bay of Bengal
position
15.201, 85.020
source
NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-09-23 15:02Z

Original warning text

BAY OF BENGAL.
INDIA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 211330Z TO 241530Z SEP
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   16-20.10N 084-29.30E, 16-01.80N 087-23.30E,
   13-52.40N 085-31.50E, 14-43.10N 082-33.50E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 241630Z SEP 26.

Conditions at the position · now

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MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation

Collected reports in this area · military exercises

660 within 180 nm since 2000 · 13 in the last 12 months · 1 listed in force now

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26

Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.

Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

18 military exercises listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-23 18:10Z; source collection times vary.

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.