Exercises

Hazardous operations

India-east Coast · HYDROPAC 3609/11

issued: 2011-12-27 13:16Z
status: cancelled 2011-12-30 11:31Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2012-01-21 19:00Z
authority: NAVAREA VIII 717/11 271001Z DEC 11.
sea: Bay of Bengal
position: 19.209, 85.247
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

INDIA-EAST COAST.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 012330Z TO 051800Z,
   072330Z TO 101800Z, 112330Z TO 141800Z,
   AND 182330Z TO 211800Z JAN 12
   WITHIN 41 MILES OF
   19-14.60N 084-53.70E, 19-37.05N 085-27.87E,
   18-46.05N 085-22.87E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 211900Z JAN 12.

Activity windows · 4 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2012-01-01 23:30Z	2012-01-05 18:00Z	—	90 h 30
2012-01-07 23:30Z	2012-01-10 18:00Z	—	66 h 30
2012-01-11 23:30Z	2012-01-14 18:00Z	—	66 h 30
2012-01-18 23:30Z	2012-01-21 18:00Z	—	66 h 30

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

1215 within 180 nm since 2000 · 3 in the last 12 months · 3 in force now

Season · when military exercises happen here

month of issue, all years in the archive

Timeline

Hazardous operationscancelled by · 2011-12-30

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Hazardous operations 0130Z to 1430Z daily 17 thru 26 aug in area bound by 19-14.60N 084-53.70E, 19-07.39N…Exercises · 17.6 nm
Hazardous operations 0330Z to 0630Z and 0830Z to 1030Z daily 15, 17 and 18 aug 17-31.12N 083-45.15E,…Exercises · 118.4 nm

Worldwide now

35 military exercises in force · see all

Exercises

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