Exercises

Gunnery exercises 040001Z to 050400Z oct, alternate 050001Z to 060400Z oct in area between 12-08N 11-52N and…

South China Sea · Vietnam · Gunnery · HYDROPAC 3004/16

issued: 2016-10-02 00:20Z
status: cancelled 2016-10-06 05:00Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2016-10-06 05:00Z
authority: HAIPHONG RADIO 012359Z OCT 16.
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
VIETNAM.
GUNNERY.
DNC 11.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 040001Z TO 050400Z OCT,
   ALTERNATE 050001Z TO 060400Z OCT
   IN AREA BETWEEN
   12-08N 11-52N AND 109-14E 109-30E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 060500Z OCT 16.

Activity windows · 2 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2016-10-04 00:01Z	2016-10-05 04:00Z	—	27 h 59
2016-10-05 00:01Z	2016-10-06 04:00Z	—	27 h 59

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