Exercises

Hazardous operations 0700Z to 1200Z daily 22 thru 24 sep in area bound by 17-06.00N 082-21.60E, 17-06.00N…

Bay of Bengal · HYDROPAC 2709/26

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 11:02Z. 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 · 3 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2026-09-22 07:00Z2026-09-22 12:00Z5 h
2026-09-23 07:00Z2026-09-23 12:00Z5 h
2026-09-24 07:00Z2026-09-24 12:00Z5 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 11:02Z
status
Listed in force
self-cancels
2026-09-24 13:00Z
sea
Bay of Bengal
position
17.057, 82.356
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 0700Z TO 1200Z
   DAILY 22 THRU 24 SEP IN AREA BOUND BY
   17-06.00N 082-21.60E, 17-06.00N 082-26.00E,
   17-00.50N 082-20.00E, 17-00.50N 082-17.10E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 241300Z 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

654 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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

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.