Exercises

Hazardous operations

Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast · HYDROPAC 681/16

issued
2016-03-09 20:58Z
status
cancelled 2016-03-16 10:30Z (archive)
self-cancels
2016-03-16 10:30Z
authority
NAVAREA VIII 180/16 091002Z MAR 16.
sea
Bay of Bengal
position
17.727, 87.561
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAY OF BENGAL.
INDIA-EAST COAST.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS.
DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS:
   A. 140230Z TO 140630Z AND 150830Z TO 150930Z MAR
      IN AREA BOUND BY
      20-48.35N 087-02.59E, 19-26.77N 086-43.12E,
      14-53.41N 086-46.39E, 15-01.67N 088-26.75E,
      19-31.57N 087-41.54E, 20-48.75N 087-07.41E.
   B. 150530Z TO 150830Z AND 160530Z TO 160930Z MAR
      IN AREA BOUND BY
      18-11.84N 085-44.78E, 18-05.27N 089-17.11E,
      19-47.78N 089-00.19E, 18-35.59N 085-40.37E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 161030Z MAR 16.

Activity windows · 4 in this warning

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2016-03-14 02:30Z2016-03-14 06:30Z4 h
2016-03-15 05:30Z2016-03-15 08:30Z3 h
2016-03-15 08:30Z2016-03-15 09:30Z1 h
2016-03-16 05:30Z2016-03-16 09:30Z4 h

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