Exercises

Gunnery exercises 300001Z to 300300Z aug, alternate 310001Z to 310300Z aug in area bound by 08-39.52N…

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 3169/18

issued
2018-08-29 13:38Z
status
cancelled 2018-08-31 04:00Z (archive)
self-cancels
2018-08-31 04:00Z
authority
HAIPHONG RADIO 291237Z AUG 18.
sea
South China Sea
position
8.655, 111.918
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
DNC 11.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 300001Z TO 300300Z AUG,
   ALTERNATE 310001Z TO 310300Z AUG
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   08-39.52N 111-54.63E, 08-39.80N 111-55.35E,
   08-38.85N 111-55.30E, 08-38.77N 111-55.12E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 310400Z AUG 18.

Activity windows · 2 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2018-08-30 00:01Z2018-08-30 03:00Z2 h 59
2018-08-31 00:01Z2018-08-31 03:00Z2 h 59

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

16 within 180 nm since 2003 · 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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