Exercises

Hazardous operations

Red Sea · Saudi Arabia · HYDROPAC 2736/13

issued
2013-09-11 09:35Z
status
cancelled 2013-09-18 16:00Z (archive)
self-cancels
2013-09-18 16:00Z
authority
NAVAREA IX 230/13 091036Z SEP 13.
sea
Red Sea
position
24.962, 36.741
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

RED SEA.
SAUDI ARABIA.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0300Z TO 1500Z DAILY
   16 THRU 18 SEP IN AREA BOUND BY
   25-39.0N 036-01.0E, 25-50.0N 036-31.0E,
   24-18.5N 037-31.0E, 24-10.0N 036-50.0E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 181600Z SEP 13.

Activity windows · 3 in the telegram

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)local (UTC)length
2013-09-16 03:00Z2013-09-16 15:00ZSep 16, 03:00Sep 16, 15:0012 h
2013-09-17 03:00Z2013-09-17 15:00ZSep 17, 03:00Sep 17, 15:0012 h
2013-09-18 03:00Z2013-09-18 15:00ZSep 18, 03:00Sep 18, 15:0012 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

31 within 180 nm since 2002 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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