Exercises
Hazardous operations
Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka-northeast Coast · HYDROPAC 3179/16
- issued
- 2016-10-17 13:20Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-10-21 14:30Z (archive)
- self-cancels
- 2016-10-21 14:30Z
- authority
- NAVAREA VIII 635/16 171257Z OCT 16.
- sea
- Bay of Bengal
- position
- 9.917, 80.550 · r 5.0 nm
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BAY OF BENGAL. SRI LANKA-NORTHEAST COAST. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS. DNC 03. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 210230Z TO 211330Z OCT WITHIN FIVE MILES OF 09-55N 080-33E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 211430Z OCT 16.
Activity windows · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-21 02:30Z | 2016-10-21 13:30Z | — | 11 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
64 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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 →
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