Exercises

Hazardous operations

Northern Indian Ocean · Bay of Bengal · India · HYDROPAC 4024/16

issued
2016-12-28 12:21Z
status
cancelled 2017-01-02 12:49Z (archive)
self-cancels
2017-01-06 08:00Z
authority
NAVAREA VIII 799/16 281216Z DEC 16.
sea
Bay of Bengal
position
10.839, 87.945
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTHERN INDIAN OCEAN.
BAY OF BENGAL.
INDIA.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 020400Z TO 020800Z,
   060300Z TO 060700Z JAN IN AREA BOUND BY
   20-48.43N 087-00.57E, 18-12.37N 086-07.11E,
   02-40.61N 087-05.29E, 02-44.41N 088-37.82E,
   02-55.80N 090-09.74E, 18-24.16N 088-30.44E,
   20-49.15N 087-09.37E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 060800Z JAN 17.

Activity windows · 2 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2017-01-02 04:00Z2017-01-02 08:00Z4 h
2017-01-06 03:00Z2017-01-06 07:00Z4 h

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This area · military exercises

44 within 180 nm since 2007 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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Exercises

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