Exercises

Hazardous operations 0330Z to 0730Z daily 15 thru 17 feb: a. within ten miles of 13-43.9N 080-14.2E

Indian Ocean · Bay of Bengal · HYDROPAC 476/17

issued
2017-02-10 03:23Z
status
cancelled 2017-02-17 08:30Z (archive)
self-cancels
2017-02-17 08:30Z
authority
NAVAREA VIII 92/17 061019Z FEB 17.
sea
Indian Ocean
position
-35.042, 73.630
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

INDIAN OCEAN.
BAY OF BENGAL.
DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0330Z TO 0730Z DAILY
   15 THRU 17 FEB:
   A. WITHIN TEN MILES OF 13-43.9N 080-14.2E.
   B. IN AREA BOUND BY
      13-10.0N 080-25.0E, 13-25.0N 080-40.0E,
      12-45.0N 081-15.0E, 12-30.0N 081-00.0E.
   C. IN AREA BOUND BY
      11-45.0N 081-20.0E, 12-10.0N 081-50.0E,
      10-45.0N 082-55.0E, 10-20.0N 082-25.0E.
   D. IN AREA BOUND BY
      10-15.0N 082-30.0E, 10-40.0N 083-00.0E,
      09-55.0N 083-35.0E, 09-30.0N 083-05.0E.
   E. IN AREA BETWEEN
      08-20.0N 07-25.0N AND 083-50.0E 083-20.0E.
   F. IN AREA BOUND BY
      02-40.0S 081-10.0E, 03-00.0S 082-30.0E,
      06-15.0S 081-45.0E, 05-55.0S 080-25.0E.
   G. IN AREA BOUND BY
      30-45.0S 073-25.0E, 31-25.0S 076-00.0E,
      39-25.0S 073-50.0E, 38-40.0S 071-15.0E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 170830Z FEB 17.

Activity windows · 3 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2017-02-15 03:30Z2017-02-15 07:30Z—4 h
2017-02-16 03:30Z2017-02-16 07:30Z—4 h
2017-02-17 03:30Z2017-02-17 07:30Z—4 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

4 within 180 nm since 2016 · 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

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