Exercises

Gunnery exercises 240100Z to 241700Z oct, alternate 250100Z to 251700Z oct in area between 11-50.0N 11-51.5N…

South China Sea · Vietnam · Gunnery · Ordnance · HYDROPAC 3231/16

issued: 2016-10-22 01:33Z
status: cancelled 2016-10-29 04:30Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2016-10-29 04:30Z
authority: HAIPHONG RADIO 220100Z OCT 16.
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
VIETNAM.
GUNNERY. ORDNANCE.
DNC 11.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 240100Z TO 241700Z OCT,
   ALTERNATE 250100Z TO 251700Z OCT IN AREA BETWEEN
   11-50.0N 11-51.5N AND 109-12.5E 109-15.0E.
2. BOMBING EXERCISES 280045Z TO 280330Z OCT,
   ALTERNATE 290045Z TO 290330Z OCT IN AREA BETWEEN
   11-20.0N 12-40.0N AND 109-48.0E 110-18.0E.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 290430Z OCT 16.

Activity windows · 4 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2016-10-24 01:00Z	2016-10-24 17:00Z	—	16 h
2016-10-25 01:00Z	2016-10-25 17:00Z	—	16 h
2016-10-28 00:45Z	2016-10-28 03:30Z	—	2 h 45
2016-10-29 00:45Z	2016-10-29 03:30Z	—	2 h 45

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