Hazardous operations 300430Z to 301200Z oct, 0430Z to 1100Z daily 31 oct and 01 nov in area bound by…
Bay of Bengal · HYDROPAC 3323/13
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2013-10-25 13:46Z
This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · NAVAREA VIII 576/13 211001Z OCT 13.. Issued 2013-10-25 07:55Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Bay of Bengal. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Seismic survey 26 oct thru 05 dec by M/V western spirit towing eight 8500 meter long cables in area bound by…later cancellation notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROPAC 3210/132013-10-18 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3323/13 · this notice2013-10-25 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3474/132013-11-08 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3536/132013-11-14 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Bay of Bengal →
Activity windows · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-30 04:30Z | 2013-10-30 12:00Z | — | 7 h 30 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2013-10-25 07:55Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2013-11-01 12:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA VIII 576/13 211001Z OCT 13.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VIII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Bay of Bengal
- position
- 21.089, 87.254
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
INDIA-EAST COAST. BAY OF BENGAL. ROCKETS. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 300430Z TO 301200Z OCT, 0430Z TO 1100Z DAILY 31 OCT AND 01 NOV IN AREA BOUND BY 21-25.48N 087-00.16E, 21-04.05N 087-33.45E, 20-54.20N 087-23.51E, 20-48.70N 087-10.45E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 011200Z NOV 13.
Reading this warning
- Hazardous operations
- NGA's heading for activities that make an area dangerous — most often rocket launches, space debris and weapons firings, and some open-ended danger areas.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- Area bound by
- Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
- Position (degrees and minutes)
- How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
41 within 180 nm since 2000 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- Hazardous operations 0430Z to 0830Z daily 20 and 23 may in area bound by 21-25.49N 087-00.17E, 21-04.06N…2016-05-17
- Hazardous operations 220230Z to 220430Z, 220530Z to 220730Z and 230330Z to 230730Z nov in area bound by…2015-11-19
- Hazardous operations 0330Z to 0730Z daily 05 and 06 apr in area bound by 20-11.31N 086-45.65E, 21-28.65N…2015-04-01
- Hazardous operations 0330Z to 0730Z daily 03 thru 06 apr in area bound by 20-11.31N 086-45.65E, 21-28.65N…2015-03-29
- Hazardous operations 0230Z to 0630Z daily 19 and 20 feb in area bound by 21-22.33N 086-55.76E, 21-09.46N…2015-02-13
- Hazardous operations 0530Z to 0730Z and 0830Z to 1030Z daily 16 and 17 dec, 180530Z to 180730Z and 190530Z…2014-12-17
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
4 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 01:58Z; source collection times vary.
Missiles
Missile firings, rocket launches and space debris re-entry areas. All current missile & rocket hazards →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.