Exercises

Hazardous operations 0130Z to 1130Z daily 21 thru 24 sep in area bound by 12-49.00N 080-46.00E, 12-59.00N…

Bay of Bengal · HYDROPAC 2707/26

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 10:51Z. 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 · 4 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2026-09-21 01:30Z2026-09-21 11:30Z10 h
2026-09-22 01:30Z2026-09-22 11:30Z10 h
2026-09-23 01:30Z2026-09-23 11:30Z10 h
2026-09-24 01:30Z2026-09-24 11:30Z10 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 10:51Z
status
Listed in force
self-cancels
2026-09-24 12:30Z
sea
Bay of Bengal
position
12.900, 81.100
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 0130Z TO 1130Z
   DAILY 21 THRU 24 SEP IN AREA BOUND BY
   12-49.00N 080-46.00E, 12-59.00N 080-46.00E,
   12-59.00N 081-26.00E, 12-49.00N 081-26.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 241230Z 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

487 within 180 nm since 1999 · 7 in the last 12 months · 1 listed in force now

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05
10
15
20
25
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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A
M
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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

Worldwide in the collected sources

18 military exercises listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-23 17:43Z; 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.