Exercises
Gunnery exercises 2300Z to 0900Z commencing daily 02 thru 06, 09 thru 13, 16 thru 20 and 24 thru 27 sep a.…
South China Sea · Taiwan Strait · Taiwan · HYDROPAC 3165/18
- issued
- 2018-08-29 12:20Z
- status
- cancelled 2018-09-28 10:00Z (archive)
- self-cancels
- 2018-09-28 10:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 439/18 291133Z AUG 18.
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- 22.557, 119.339
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SOUTH CHINA SEA.
TAIWAN STRAIT.
TAIWAN.
DNC 23.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 2300Z TO 0900Z COMMENCING
DAILY 02 THRU 06, 09 THRU 13, 16 THRU 20 AND
24 THRU 27 SEP
A. EXERCISE AREA BOUNDED BY
22-34N 118-55E, 22-59N 119-39E,
22-16N 119-37E, 22-21N 118-55E.
B. DANGEROUS AREA WITHIN TEN MILES OF
22-32N 119-18E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 281000Z SEP 18.
Activity windows · 5 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-02 23:00Z | 2018-09-03 09:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2018-09-03 23:00Z | 2018-09-04 09:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2018-09-04 23:00Z | 2018-09-05 09:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2018-09-05 23:00Z | 2018-09-06 09:00Z | — | 10 h |
| 2018-09-06 23:00Z | 2018-09-07 09:00Z | — | 10 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
742 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Gunnery exercises 1130Z to 1220Z daily 01, 08, 15, 22 and 29 may in area bound by 23-15-00N 121-37-00E,…2019-04-26
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Exercises
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