Exercises
Hazardous operations
Bay of Bengal · India · HYDROPAC 3904/16
- issued
- 2016-12-16 12:43Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-12-24 10:30Z (archive)
- self-cancels
- 2016-12-24 10:30Z
- authority
- NAVAREA VIII 775/16 161221Z DEC 16.
- sea
- Bay of Bengal
- position
- 20.388, 87.214
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BAY OF BENGAL.
INDIA.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS:
A. 0330Z TO 0730Z DAILY 20 AND 21 DEC
IN AREA BOUND BY
21-19.71N 086-53.28E, 20-24.68N 087-13.73E,
19-18.57N 085-39.55E, 18-55.65N 086-00.15E,
20-55.02N 088-39.60E, 21-35.59N 087-10.70E.
B. 0530Z TO 0930Z DAILY 22 THRU 24 DEC
IN AREA BOUND BY
21-22.36N 086-55.59E, 21-13.92N 086-51.84E,
20-39.66N 087-22.32E, 20-52.38N 087-36.66E,
21-25.74N 087-05.16E, 21-22.88N 086-56.59E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 241030Z DEC 16.
Activity windows · 3 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-22 05:30Z | 2016-12-22 09:30Z | — | 4 h |
| 2016-12-23 05:30Z | 2016-12-23 09:30Z | — | 4 h |
| 2016-12-24 05:30Z | 2016-12-24 09:30Z | — | 4 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
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- Hazardous operations 0330Z to 1130Z daily 19 thru 21 aug in area bound by 20-57.00N 086-54.00E, 21-13.00N…2026-08-14
- Hazardous operations 0130Z to 1430Z daily 17 thru 26 aug in area bound by 19-14.60N 084-53.70E, 19-07.39N…2026-08-13
- Hazardous operations 130430Z to 131030Z may in area bound by 20-37.00N 088-30.00E, 20-52.00N 088-30.00E,…2024-05-10
- Hazardous operations 0130Z to 1430Z daily 06 thru 17 may in area bound by 19-14.60N 084-53.70E, 19-07.39N…2024-05-03
- Hazardous operations 0430Z to 0630Z and 0830Z to 1030Z daily 06 thru 13 may in area bound by 20-46.70N…2024-05-03
- Hazardous operations 060430Z to 061030Z may in area bound by 20-52.00N 088-30.00E, 20-52.00N 089-00.00E,…2024-05-03
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