Exercises

Gunnery exercises 250001Z to 250230Z, alternate 260001Z to 260230Z oct, in area bound by 12-00N 109-41E,…

South China Sea · Vietnam · HYDROPAC 3497/19

issued
2019-10-23 15:06Z
status
cancelled 2019-10-26 03:30Z (archive)
self-cancels
2019-10-26 03:30Z
authority
HAIPHONG RADIO 231253Z OCT 19.
sea
South China Sea
position
11.825, 109.875
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
VIETNAM.
DNC 11.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 250001Z TO 250230Z,
   ALTERNATE 260001Z TO 260230Z OCT,
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   12-00N 109-41E, 12-00N 110-04E,
   11-39N 110-04E, 11-39N 109-41E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 260330Z OCT 19.

Activity windows · 2 in the telegram

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)local (UTC)length
2019-10-25 00:01Z2019-10-25 02:30ZOct 25, 00:01Oct 25, 02:302 h 29
2019-10-26 00:01Z2019-10-26 02:30ZOct 26, 00:01Oct 26, 02:302 h 29

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

46 within 180 nm since 2011 · 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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