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) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-20 06:30Z | 2016-12-20 10:00Z | — | 3 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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- Hazardous operations 0330Z to 0630Z and 0830Z to 1030Z daily 15, 17 and 18 aug 17-31.12N 083-45.15E,…2026-08-14
- Hazardous operations 100330Z to 110830Z may in area within five miles of 17-40.00N 083-58.00E2024-05-07
- Hazardous operations 0330 to 0930 daily 26 thru 28 apr in area bound by 18-03.65N 083-44.35E, 17-42.08N…2024-04-23
- Hazardous operations 240400Z to 240500Z apr in area bound by 17-48.00N 083-35.00E, 17-42.00N 083-18.00E,…2024-04-22
- Hazardous operations 161900Z to 201900Z apr in area bound by 17-36.00N 083-34.00E, 17-46.00N 083-34.00E,…2024-04-12
- Hazardous operations 150100Z to 201200Z apr in area bound by 12-55.40N 085-00.10E, 13-28.00N 081-28.90E,…2024-04-12
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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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