Exercises

Hazardous operations

Bay of Bengal · India · HYDROPAC 3739/16

issued
2016-12-02 11:51Z
status
cancelled 2016-12-10 12:00Z (archive)
self-cancels
2016-12-10 12:00Z
authority
NAVAREA VIII 745/16 021115Z DEC 16.
sea
Bay of Bengal
position
20.924, 87.480
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAY OF BENGAL.
INDIA.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0430Z TO 0630Z AND
   0900Z TO 1100Z DAILY 07 THRU 10 DEC
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   21-12.59N 086-46.15E, 20-05.32N 087-20.85E,
   21-02.54N 088-22.30E, 21-35.59N 087-10.70E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 101200Z DEC 16.

Activity windows · 8 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2016-12-07 04:30Z2016-12-07 06:30Z2 h
2016-12-07 09:00Z2016-12-07 11:00Z2 h
2016-12-08 04:30Z2016-12-08 06:30Z2 h
2016-12-08 09:00Z2016-12-08 11:00Z2 h
2016-12-09 04:30Z2016-12-09 06:30Z2 h
2016-12-09 09:00Z2016-12-09 11:00Z2 h
2016-12-10 04:30Z2016-12-10 06:30Z2 h
2016-12-10 09:00Z2016-12-10 11:00Z2 h

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