Hazardous operations 071030Z to 080730Z mar in area bound by 15-30N 083-24E, 16-14N 084-00E, 15-40N 084-42E,…
Bay of Bengal · HYDROPAC 602/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-03-08 08:30Z
This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · NAVAREA VIII 160/16 021003Z MAR 16.. Issued 2016-03-02 14:09Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Bay of Bengal. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROPAC 602/16 · this notice2016-03-02 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1001/162016-04-05 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1170/162016-04-21 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Bay of Bengal →
Activity windows · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-07 10:30Z | 2016-03-08 07:30Z | — | 21 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2016-03-02 14:09Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2016-03-08 08:30Z
- authority
- NAVAREA VIII 160/16 021003Z MAR 16.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VIII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Bay of Bengal
- position
- 15.292, 84.285
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BAY OF BENGAL. MISSILES. DNC 03. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 071030Z TO 080730Z MAR IN AREA BOUND BY 15-30N 083-24E, 16-14N 084-00E, 15-40N 084-42E, 15-08N 085-06E, 14-16N 084-35E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 080830Z MAR 16.
Reading this warning
- Missile firing
- Missile tests or exercises, with the danger area and times during which missiles may be in flight or falling.
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- Hazardous operations
- NGA's heading for activities that make an area dangerous — most often rocket launches, space debris and weapons firings, and some open-ended danger areas.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- Area bound by
- Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
- Position (degrees and minutes)
- How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
25 within 180 nm since 2011 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 2145Z to 0145Z commencing daily 11 thru 19 apr: a. within ten miles…2018-04-07
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 1200Z to 1600Z daily 31 aug thru 02 sep: a. in area within ten miles…2017-08-26
- Hazardous operations 170130Z to 170730Z sep in area bound by 15-30N 083-24E, 16-14N 084-00E, 15-34N 084-46E,…2016-09-14
- Hazardous operations 230130Z to 230730Z, 271500Z to 271829Z and 272300Z to 280430Z apr in area bound by…2016-04-21
- Hazardous operations 100130Z to 100700Z apr in area bound by 15-30N 083-24E, 16-14N 084-00E, 15-34N 084-46E,…2016-04-05
- Hazardous operations 0030Z to 0700Z and 0715Z to 1200Z daily 29 and 30 mar in area bound by 15-30N 082-25E,…2016-03-23
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
4 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 09:01Z; source collection times vary.
Missiles
Missile firings, rocket launches and space debris re-entry areas. All current missile & rocket hazards →
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.