Exercises

Hazardous operations

New Zealand-northeast Coast · Bay of Plenty · HYDROPAC 388/16

issued
2016-02-12 05:19Z
status
cancelled 2016-02-16 04:30Z (archive)
self-cancels
2016-02-16 04:30Z
authority
CNW 22/16 102145Z FEB 16.
sea
South Pacific Ocean
position
-36.833, 177.729
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NEW ZEALAND-NORTHEAST COAST.
BAY OF PLENTY.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
DNC 06.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 160200Z TO 160330Z FEB
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   36-20-00S 178-10-00E, 37-20-00S 178-10-00E,
   37-20-00S 177-17-30E, 36-20-00S 177-17-30E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 160430Z FEB 16.

Activity windows · 1 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2016-02-16 02:00Z2016-02-16 03:30Z1 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

124 within 180 nm since 2003 · 1 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now

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month of issue, all years in the archive

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

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.