Exercises
Gunnery exercises 132330Z to 140400Z and 140730Z to 141000Z dec, alternate 142330Z to 150400Z and 150730Z to…
South China Sea · Vietnam · Gunnery · HYDROPAC 3858/16
- issued
- 2016-12-11 23:36Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-12-15 11:00Z (archive)
- self-cancels
- 2016-12-15 11:00Z
- authority
- HAIPHONG RADIO 112329Z DEC 16.
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- 11.955, 109.308
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SOUTH CHINA SEA. VIETNAM. GUNNERY. DNC 11. 1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 132330Z TO 140400Z AND 140730Z TO 141000Z DEC, ALTERNATE 142330Z TO 150400Z AND 150730Z TO 151000Z DEC IN AREA BOUND BY 11-54.5N 109-16.0E, 11-54.5N 109-21.5E, 12-00.0N 109-21.5E, 12-00.0N 109-15.0E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 151100Z DEC 16.
Activity windows · 4 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-13 23:30Z | 2016-12-14 04:00Z | — | 4 h 30 |
| 2016-12-14 07:30Z | 2016-12-14 10:00Z | — | 2 h 30 |
| 2016-12-14 23:30Z | 2016-12-15 04:00Z | — | 4 h 30 |
| 2016-12-15 07:30Z | 2016-12-15 10:00Z | — | 2 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
51 within 180 nm since 2015 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Hazardous operations 1700Z to 2100Z daily 15 thru 19 apr in area bound by 15-13-12N 109-38-10E, 15-11-20N…2022-04-11
- Gunnery exercises 070100Z to 070145Z dec, alternate 080100Z to 080145Z dec in area bound by 11-56.75N…2019-12-05
- Hazardous operations 04 dec, alternate 05 and 06 dec in area bound by 11-10N 108-55E, 11-10N 109-05E, 11-00N…2019-12-02
- Gunnery exercises 250001Z to 250230Z, alternate 260001Z to 260230Z oct, in area bound by 12-00N 109-41E,…2019-10-23
- Hazardous operations 092300Z to 101030Z in area bound by 10-04.8N 107-02.5E, 10-08.8N 107-02.5E, 10-08.8N…2019-10-09
- Hazardous operations 2300Z to 1030Z commencing daily 07 thru 09 oct in area bound by 10-08.75N 107-02.50E,…2019-10-09
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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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