Exercises

Hazardous operations

Bay of Bengal · Andaman Sea · Nicobar Islands · HYDROPAC 4124/15

issued
2015-12-18 17:45Z
status
cancelled 2015-12-25 13:30Z (archive)
self-cancels
2015-12-25 13:30Z
authority
NAVAREA VIII 873/15 181003Z DEC 15.
sea
Andaman or Burma Sea
position
8.812, 93.357
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAY OF BENGAL.
ANDAMAN SEA.
NICOBAR ISLANDS.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 1930Z TO 1230Z COMMENCING
   DAILY 22 THRU 24 DEC IN AREA BOUND BY
   07-15N 093-30E, 07-14N 094-22E,
   08-00N 094-40E, 10-35N 093-05E,
   09-50N 091-55E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 251330Z DEC 15.

Activity windows · 3 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2015-12-22 19:30Z2015-12-23 12:30Z17 h
2015-12-23 19:30Z2015-12-24 12:30Z17 h
2015-12-24 19:30Z2015-12-25 12:30Z17 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

250 within 180 nm since 2002 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 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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