Exercises

Hazardous operations 260100Z to 260400Z sep, alternate 270100Z to 270400Z sep in area bound by 20-49.1N…

Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam · HYDROPAC 3130/19

issued
2019-09-24 06:28Z
status
cancelled 2019-09-27 05:00Z (archive)
self-cancels
2019-09-27 05:00Z
authority
HAIPHONG RADIO 240308Z SEP 19.
sea
South China Sea
position
20.776, 107.482
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF TONKIN.
VIETNAM.
DNC 23.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 260100Z TO 260400Z SEP,
   ALTERNATE 270100Z TO 270400Z SEP
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   20-49.1N 107-25.8E, 20-49.1N 107-32.0E,
   20-44.0N 107-32.0E, 20-44.0N 107-25.8E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 270500Z SEP 19.

Activity windows · 2 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2019-09-26 01:00Z2019-09-26 04:00Z3 h
2019-09-27 01:00Z2019-09-27 04:00Z3 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

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

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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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