Exercises

Hazardous operations

Bay of Bengal · HYDROPAC 3916/16

issued
2016-12-18 04:46Z
status
cancelled 2016-12-22 13:30Z (archive)
self-cancels
2016-12-22 13:30Z
authority
NAVAREA VIII 772/16 161002Z DEC 16.
sea
Bay of Bengal
position
15.631, 84.105
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAY OF BENGAL.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 200630Z TO 201000Z DEC,
   0730Z TO 1230Z DAILY 21 AND 22 DEC
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   15-30N 083-24E, 16-14N 084-00E,
   15-34N 084-46E, 15-08N 084-24E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 221330Z DEC 16.

Activity windows · 1 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2016-12-20 06:30Z2016-12-20 10:00Z3 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

688 within 180 nm since 2001 · 1 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now

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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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