Exercises
Hazardous operations 0130Z to 1130Z and 1230Z to 1430Z daily 18 thru 24 and 26 thru 28 feb: a. in area bound…
Bay of Bengal · India · HYDROPAC 602/18
- issued
- 2018-02-13 10:41Z
- status
- cancelled 2018-02-28 15:30Z (archive)
- self-cancels
- 2018-02-28 15:30Z
- authority
- NAVAREA VIII 127/18 131031Z FEB 18.
- sea
- Bay of Bengal
- position
- 18.842, 85.248
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BAY OF BENGAL.
INDIA.
DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0130Z TO 1130Z
AND 1230Z TO 1430Z DAILY 18 THRU 24 AND
26 THRU 28 FEB:
A. IN AREA BOUND BY
19-14.60N 084-53.70E, 19-07.39N 085-35.94E,
18-33.61N 084-53.74E.
B. IN AREA WITHIN 40 MILES OF TRACKLINE BETWEEN
19-07.39N 085-35.94E AND 18-33.61N 084-53.74E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 281530Z FEB 18.
Activity windows · 14 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-18 01:30Z | 2018-02-18 11:30Z | — | 10 h |
| 2018-02-18 12:30Z | 2018-02-18 14:30Z | — | 2 h |
| 2018-02-19 01:30Z | 2018-02-19 11:30Z | — | 10 h |
| 2018-02-19 12:30Z | 2018-02-19 14:30Z | — | 2 h |
| 2018-02-20 01:30Z | 2018-02-20 11:30Z | — | 10 h |
| 2018-02-20 12:30Z | 2018-02-20 14:30Z | — | 2 h |
| 2018-02-21 01:30Z | 2018-02-21 11:30Z | — | 10 h |
| 2018-02-21 12:30Z | 2018-02-21 14:30Z | — | 2 h |
| … 6 more | |||
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
1139 within 180 nm since 2000 · 2 in the last 12 months · 2 in force now
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- Hazardous operations 0130Z to 1430Z daily 17 thru 26 aug in area bound by 19-14.60N 084-53.70E, 19-07.39N…2026-08-13
- Hazardous operations 100330Z to 110830Z may in area within five miles of 17-40.00N 083-58.00E2024-05-07
- Hazardous operations 0130Z to 1430Z daily 06 thru 17 may in area bound by 19-14.60N 084-53.70E, 19-07.39N…2024-05-03
- Hazardous operations 0430Z to 0630Z and 0830Z to 1030Z daily 06 thru 13 may in area bound by 20-46.70N…2024-05-03
- Hazardous operations 0330 to 0930 daily 26 thru 28 apr in area bound by 18-03.65N 083-44.35E, 17-42.08N…2024-04-23
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