Exercises

Hazardous operations 240630Z to 240930Z, 250001Z to 250430Z, 250630Z to 250930Z and 260001Z to 260430Z sep…

Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam · HYDROPAC 3115/19

issued
2019-09-22 13:00Z
status
cancelled 2019-09-26 05:30Z (archive)
self-cancels
2019-09-26 05:30Z
authority
HAIPHONG RADIO 221246Z SEP 19.
sea
South China Sea
position
20.911, 107.145
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF TONKIN.
VIETNAM.
DNC 23.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 240630Z TO 240930Z,
   250001Z TO 250430Z, 250630Z TO 250930Z AND
   260001Z TO 260430Z SEP IN AREA BOUND BY
   20-55.00N 107-07.91E, 20-55.00N 107-09.50E,
   20-54.30N 107-09.50E, 20-54.30N 107-07.91E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 260530Z SEP 19.

Activity windows · 4 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2019-09-24 06:30Z2019-09-24 09:30Z3 h
2019-09-25 00:01Z2019-09-25 04:30Z4 h 29
2019-09-25 06:30Z2019-09-25 09:30Z3 h
2019-09-26 00:01Z2019-09-26 04:30Z4 h 29

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

27 within 180 nm since 2014 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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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

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