Exercises

Hazardous operations: a. gunnery exercises 310600Z oct to 041500Z nov in area between 09-56N 09-47N and…

South China Sea · Vietnam · Gunnery · Ordnance · HYDROPAC 3311/16

issued: 2016-10-28 18:38Z
status: cancelled 2016-11-04 16:00Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2016-11-04 16:00Z
authority: HAIPHONG RADIO 281700Z OCT 16.
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
VIETNAM.
GUNNERY. ORDNANCE.
DNC 11.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS:
   A. GUNNERY EXERCISES 310600Z OCT TO 041500Z NOV
      IN AREA BETWEEN
      09-56N 09-47N AND 107-28E 107-19E.
   B. TORPEDO FIRING EXERCISES 312100Z OCT TO
      012240Z NOV IN AREA BETWEEN
      10-02N 09-54N AND 107-17E 107-11E.
      TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 041600Z NOV 16.

Activity windows · 2 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2016-10-31 06:00Z	2016-11-04 15:00Z	—	105 h
2016-10-31 21:00Z	2016-11-01 22:40Z	—	25 h 40

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