Exercises
Hazardous operations
Palk Strait · Sri Lanka-northwest Coast · HYDROPAC 3102/16
- issued
- 2016-10-11 08:37Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-10-16 07:30Z (archive)
- self-cancels
- 2016-10-16 07:30Z
- authority
- NAVAREA VIII 627/16 101001Z OCT 16.
- sea
- Bay of Bengal
- position
- 9.283, 79.708
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
PALK STRAIT.
SRI LANKA-NORTHWEST COAST.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS:
A. 140430Z TO 140830Z OCT
WITHIN FIVE MILES OF 09-17N 079-41E.
B. 160230Z TO 160630Z OCT
WITHIN FIVE MILES OF 09-17N 079-44E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 160730Z OCT 16.
Activity windows · 2 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-14 04:30Z | 2016-10-14 08:30Z | — | 4 h |
| 2016-10-16 02:30Z | 2016-10-16 06:30Z | — | 4 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
320 within 180 nm since 2000 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Gunnery exercises 050630Z to 051630Z mar in area bound by 08-50.00N 081-30.00E, 08-50.00N 081-20.00E,…2024-03-04
- Hazardous operations 022330Z to 030130Z, 030730Z to 030930Z, 031130Z to 031330Z, 032330Z to 040130Z, 040730Z…2024-02-02
- Hazardous operations 26 thru 30 jun in area bounded by 08-17N 081-30E, 09-05N 081-30E, 09-05N 082-00E,…2021-06-23
- Hazardous operations 08 thru 10 feb in area bound by 07-00N 079-40E, 08-00N 079-40E, 08-00N 078-56E, 07-35N…2021-02-05
- Hazardous operations 27 thru 30 jan in area bound by 07-00N 079-40E, 08-00N 079-40E, 08-00N 078-56E, 07-35N…2020-01-25
- Hazardous operations 120300Z to 120630Z jan in area within five miles of 09-55N 080-33E2018-01-08
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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 →
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.