Exercises

Gunnery exercises 232130Z to 240430Z mar in area bound by 17-15N 084-00E, 16-30N 084-40E, 17-42N 085-40E,…

HYDROPAC 423/01

issued: 2001-03-19 13:01Z
status: cancelled 2001-03-24 05:30Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2001-03-24 05:30Z
cancels: HYDROPAC 409/01
authority: NAVAREA VIII 167/01 IOR EGC #25 191002Z MAR 01; NAVAREA VIII 164/01 IOR EGC #23 181145Z MAR 01
sea: Bay of Bengal
position: 17.355, 84.820
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 232130Z TO 240430Z MAR IN AREA BOUND BY
   17-15N 084-00E, 16-30N 084-40E, 17-42N 085-40E, 18-06N 085-00E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 409/01, VESSEL LOCATED.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 240530Z MAR.

Activity windows · 1 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2001-03-23 21:30Z	2001-03-24 04:30Z	—	7 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

1100 within 180 nm since 2000 · 2 in the last 12 months · 2 in force now

Season · when military exercises happen here

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Timeline

Ten meter vessel, blue hull, six persons on board, unreported portblair to neill islandcancels · 2001-03-16
Ten meter vessel, blue hull, six persons on board, unreported portblair to neill islandreplaced · 2001-03-16

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Hazardous operations 0330Z to 0630Z and 0830Z to 1030Z daily 15, 17 and 18 aug 17-31.12N 083-45.15E,…Exercises · 54.9 nm
RACON at dolphin nose light in 17-40.50N 083-17.70ENav aids · 89.4 nm
Hazardous operations 0130Z to 1430Z daily 17 thru 26 aug in area bound by 19-14.60N 084-53.70E, 19-07.39N…Exercises · 96.3 nm

Worldwide now

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Exercises

Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises →

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