Exercises
Gunnery exercises: a. 2330Z to 1000Z commencing daily 09 thru 14 oct, alternate 152330Z to 161000Z oct in…
South China Sea · Vietnam · HYDROPAC 3434/17
- issued
- 2017-10-08 03:04Z
- status
- cancelled 2017-10-16 11:00Z (archive)
- self-cancels
- 2017-10-16 11:00Z
- authority
- HAIPHONG RADIO 072329Z OCT 17.
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- 11.956, 109.288
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SOUTH CHINA SEA.
VIETNAM.
DNC 11.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES:
A. 2330Z TO 1000Z COMMENCING DAILY 09 THRU 14 OCT,
ALTERNATE 152330Z TO 161000Z OCT
IN AREA BOUND BY
11-57.33N 109-15.93E, 11-56.52N 109-16.17E,
11-56.67N 109-18.77E, 11-58.80N 109-17.63E.
B. 131000Z TO 131300Z OCT,
ALTERNATE 141000Z TO 141300Z OCT
IN AREA BETWEEN
12-00.00N 11-50.00N AND 109-30.00E 109-20.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 161100Z OCT 17.
Activity windows · 9 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-09 23:30Z | 2017-10-10 10:00Z | — | 10 h 30 |
| 2017-10-10 23:30Z | 2017-10-11 10:00Z | — | 10 h 30 |
| 2017-10-11 23:30Z | 2017-10-12 10:00Z | — | 10 h 30 |
| 2017-10-12 23:30Z | 2017-10-13 10:00Z | — | 10 h 30 |
| 2017-10-13 10:00Z | 2017-10-13 13:00Z | — | 3 h |
| 2017-10-13 23:30Z | 2017-10-14 10:00Z | — | 10 h 30 |
| 2017-10-14 10:00Z | 2017-10-14 13:00Z | — | 3 h |
| 2017-10-14 23:30Z | 2017-10-15 10:00Z | — | 10 h 30 |
| … 1 more | |||
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
51 within 180 nm since 2015 · 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
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Exercises
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