Exercises

Gunnery exercises 260001Z to 260400Z sep, alternate 270001Z to 272359Z sep in area bound by 08-58.50N…

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 3280/17

issued
2017-09-24 12:42Z
status
cancelled 2017-09-28 00:59Z (archive)
self-cancels
2017-09-28 00:59Z
authority
HAIPHONG RADIO 241236Z SEP 17.
sea
South China Sea
position
8.999, 112.314
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
DNC 11.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 260001Z TO 260400Z SEP,
   ALTERNATE 270001Z to 272359Z SEP IN AREA BOUND BY
   08-58.50N 112-14.25E, 09-00.25N 112-16.17E,
   09-00.33N 112-20.00E, 09-01.75N 112-28.17E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 280059Z SEP 17.

Activity windows · 2 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2017-09-26 00:01Z2017-09-26 04:00Z3 h 59
2017-09-27 00:01Z2017-09-27 23:59Z23 h 58

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

20 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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