Hazardous operations 160530Z to 160730Z, 160830Z to 161030Z, 170530Z to 170730Z, 170830Z to 171030Z and…
Bay of Bengal · HYDROPAC 3725/14
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2014-12-18 08:30Z
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 660/14 121001Z DEC 14.. Issued 2014-12-12 11:58Z. 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
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 3632/142014-12-04 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3725/14 · this notice2014-12-12 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3774/142014-12-17 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Bay of Bengal →
Activity windows · 5 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-16 05:30Z | 2014-12-16 07:30Z | — | 2 h |
| 2014-12-16 08:30Z | 2014-12-16 10:30Z | — | 2 h |
| 2014-12-17 05:30Z | 2014-12-17 07:30Z | — | 2 h |
| 2014-12-17 08:30Z | 2014-12-17 10:30Z | — | 2 h |
| 2014-12-18 05:30Z | 2014-12-18 07:30Z | — | 2 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2014-12-12 11:58Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2014-12-18 08:30Z
- authority
- NAVAREA VIII 660/14 121001Z DEC 14.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VIII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Bay of Bengal
- position
- 21.425, 87.532
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BAY OF BENGAL. INDIA-EAST COAST. ROCKETS. DNC 03. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 160530Z TO 160730Z, 160830Z TO 161030Z, 170530Z TO 170730Z, 170830Z TO 171030Z AND 180530Z TO 180730Z DEC IN AREA BOUND BY 21-22.51N 086-58.52E, 21-45.63N 087-57.18E, 21-28.17N 088-05.11E, 21-05.55N 087-06.20E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 180830Z DEC 14.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- 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
40 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 2026-09-29 05:09Z; 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.