Exercises

Hazardous operations

South Pacific · HYDROPAC 2743/12

issued
2012-09-29 10:59Z
status
cancelled 2012-10-04 03:10Z (archive)
self-cancels
2012-10-04 03:10Z
authority
NAVAREA XV 155/12 280210Z SEP 12.
sea
South Pacific Ocean
position
-45.925, -142.472
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH PACIFIC.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS:
   A. 030030Z TO 030335Z OCT IN AREA BOUND BY
      48-55.43S, 156-09.42W, 45-24.70S 143-51.85W,
      40-45.00S, 133-13.38W, 42-12.83S 131-49.98W,
      44-58.26S, 137-00.53W, 49-13.60S 148-41.83W,
      50-38.03S, 155-18.42W.
   B. 031845Z TO 032150Z OCT IN AREA BOUND BY
      34-56.40S 151-16.98W, 41-08.50S 141-07.38W,
      46-16.62S 129-02.82W, 47-53.33S 130-12.72W,
      45-42.48S 136-40.52W, 39-51.25S 147-50.02W,
      36-16.68S 152-45.53W.
   C. 032305Z TO 040210Z OCT IN AREA BOUND BY
      50-48.67S 157-08.93W, 49-08.83S 142-52.47W,
      45-52.27S 129-56.63W, 47-29.10S 128-47.52W,
      49-37.12S 135-09.33W, 52-13.78S 149-19.23W.
      52-36.18S 156-56.33W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 040310Z OCT 12.

Activity windows · 3 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2012-10-03 00:30Z2012-10-03 03:35Z—3 h 05
2012-10-03 18:45Z2012-10-03 21:50Z—3 h 05
2012-10-03 23:05Z2012-10-04 02:10Z—3 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

2 within 180 nm since 2012 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

Season · when military exercises happen here

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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 →

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