Exercises

Hazardous operations

India-east Coast · HYDROPAC 3612/12

issued: 2012-12-18 15:15Z
status: cancelled 2012-12-22 12:30Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2012-12-22 12:30Z
authority: NAVAREA VIII 647/12 181300Z DEC 12.
sea: Bay of Bengal
position: 19.200, 85.233
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

INDIA-EAST COAST.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 2330Z TO 1130Z COMMENCING DAILY
   19 THRU 21 DEC IN AREA BOUND BY
   19-12.61N 084-51.56E, 19-14.60N 084-53.70E,
   19-37.05N 085-27.87E, 18-46.05N 085-22.87E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 221230Z DEC 12.

Activity windows · 3 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2012-12-19 23:30Z	2012-12-20 11:30Z	—	12 h
2012-12-20 23:30Z	2012-12-21 11:30Z	—	12 h
2012-12-21 23:30Z	2012-12-22 11:30Z	—	12 h

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

1214 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

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 · 16.9 nm
Hazardous operations 0330Z to 0630Z and 0830Z to 1030Z daily 15, 17 and 18 aug 17-31.12N 083-45.15E,…Exercises · 117.5 nm

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