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
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-14 02:30Z | 2016-03-14 06:30Z | — | 4 h |
| 2016-03-15 05:30Z | 2016-03-15 08:30Z | — | 3 h |
| 2016-03-15 08:30Z | 2016-03-15 09:30Z | — | 1 h |
| 2016-03-16 05:30Z | 2016-03-16 09:30Z | — | 4 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
686 within 180 nm since 2000 · 1 in the last 12 months · 1 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 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 0300Z to 0700Z daily 01 thru 03 may in area bound by 20-50.38N 087-00.78E, 18-14.71N…2024-04-29
- Hazardous operations 1230Z to 1530Z daily 23 and 24 apr in area bound by 18-31.80N 089-02.81E, 20-51.05N…2024-04-19
- Hazardous operations 0330Z to 0730Z daily 17 thru 19 apr in area bound by 21-36.90N 087-30.06E, 21-02.71N…2024-04-12
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Timeline
- Hazardous operationscancelled by · 2016-03-15
Nearby now · within 120 nm
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Worldwide now
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