Exercises

Hazardous operations 270730Z to 270930Z mar in area bound by: a. 18-54.7N 072-50.6E, 18-54.1N 072-49.8E,…

HYDROPAC 531/03

issued: 2003-03-24 14:45Z
status: cancelled 2003-03-27 10:30Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2003-03-27 10:30Z
cancels: HYDROPAC 475/03
authority: NAVAREA VIII 174/03 241001Z MAR 03; NAVAREA VIII 175/03 241002Z MAR 03
sea: Arabian Sea
position: 18.904, 72.741
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 270730Z TO 270930Z MAR IN AREA BOUND BY:
   A. 18-54.7N 072-50.6E, 18-54.1N 072-49.8E,
      18-48.0N 072-52.0E, 18-50.0N 072-54.5E,
      18-55.3N 072-55.1E.
   B. 18-48.0N 072-38.0E, 18-53.6N 072-48.8E,
      19-00.0N 072-44.1E, 19-00.0N 072-38.0E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 475/03.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 271030Z MAR.

Activity windows · 1 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2003-03-27 07:30Z	2003-03-27 09:30Z	—	2 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

263 within 180 nm since 2001 · 3 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now

Season · when military exercises happen here

month of issue, all years in the archive

Timeline

Hazardous operations 0930Z to 1200Z daily 20 mar thru 02 apr within 60 miles of 13-41.7N 080-14.0Ecancels · 2003-03-17
Hazardous operations 0930Z to 1200Z daily 20 mar thru 02 apr within 60 miles of 13-41.7N 080-14.0Ereplaced · 2003-03-17

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Survey operations 15 jul thru 14 aug by M/V trimurti in area bound by 19-07.08N 072-48.20E, 19-05.68N…Surveys · 10.7 nm
Derelict M/V al jafzia aground in 19-11.50N 072-46.40EDerelicts · 17.4 nm
6.2 meter depths reported in vicinity: a. 18-17.72N 072-55.18EWrecks · 38 nm
Hazardous operations 190230Z to 191130Z in area bound by 20-26.00N 072-27.00E, 20-26.00N 072-40.00E,…Exercises · 99.4 nm

Worldwide now

35 military exercises in force · see all

Exercises

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

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.