Exercises
Hazardous operations
Bay of Bengal · HYDROPAC 615/16
- issued
- 2016-03-04 01:55Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-03-09 08:00Z (archive)
- self-cancels
- 2016-03-09 08:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA VIII 163/16 031001Z MAR 16.
- sea
- Bay of Bengal
- position
- 15.631, 84.105
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BAY OF BENGAL. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS. DNC 03. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 080730Z TO 081230Z AND 090230Z 090700Z MAR IN AREA BOUND BY 15-30N 083-24E, 16-14N 084-00E, 15-34N 084-46E, 15-08N 084-24E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 090800Z MAR 16.
Activity windows · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-08 07:30Z | 2016-03-08 12:30Z | — | 5 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
688 within 180 nm since 2001 · 1 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now
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- Hazardous operations 0330Z to 0630Z and 0830Z to 1030Z daily 15, 17 and 18 aug 17-31.12N 083-45.15E,…2026-08-14
- Hazardous operations 100330Z to 110830Z may in area within five miles of 17-40.00N 083-58.00E2024-05-07
- 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
- Hazardous operations 240400Z to 240500Z apr in area bound by 17-48.00N 083-35.00E, 17-42.00N 083-18.00E,…2024-04-22
- Hazardous operations 161900Z to 201900Z apr in area bound by 17-36.00N 083-34.00E, 17-46.00N 083-34.00E,…2024-04-12
- Hazardous operations 150100Z to 201200Z apr in area bound by 12-55.40N 085-00.10E, 13-28.00N 081-28.90E,…2024-04-12
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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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