Exercises

Hazardous operations 150230Z to 151130Z feb in area within five miles of 08-56N 079-48E

Gulf of Mannar · Sri Lanka-northwest Coast · HYDROPAC 544/17

issued
2017-02-14 14:03Z
status
cancelled 2017-02-15 12:30Z (archive)
self-cancels
2017-02-15 12:30Z
authority
NAVAREA VIII 115/17 141004Z FEB 17.
sea
Laccadive Sea
position
8.933, 79.800 · r 5.0 nm
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF MANNAR.
SRI LANKA-NORTHWEST COAST.
DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 150230Z TO 151130Z FEB
   IN AREA WITHIN FIVE MILES OF 08-56N 079-48E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 151230Z FEB 17.

Activity windows · 1 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2017-02-15 02:30Z2017-02-15 11:30Z9 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

320 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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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