Exercises

Hazardous operations

Arabian Sea · India · HYDROPAC 2989/16

issued
2016-09-30 11:45Z
status
cancelled 2016-10-05 11:30Z (archive)
self-cancels
2016-10-05 11:30Z
authority
NAVAREA VIII 602/16 300929Z SEP 16.
sea
Arabian Sea
position
18.903, 72.704
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ARABIAN SEA.
INDIA.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 050400Z TO 051030Z OCT
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 18-54.7N 072-50.6E, 18-50.0N 072-54.5E,
      18-54.5N 072-54.0E, 18-55.2N 072-54.9E.
   B. 18-54.7N 072-50.6E, 18-50.0N 072-54.5E,
      18-48.0N 072-52.0E, 18-54.1N 072-49.8E.
   C. 18-47.0N 072-35.0E, 18-53.6N 072-48.8E,
      19-00.0N 072-44.1E, 19-00.0N 072-35.0E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 051130Z OCT 16.

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opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2016-10-05 04:00Z2016-10-05 10:30Z—6 h 30

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