Exercises

Hazardous operations 220230Z to 220430Z and 221400Z to 221600Z feb in area bound by: 21-22.31N 086-55.75E,…

Bay of Bengal · India · HYDROPAC 697/18

issued
2018-02-20 13:28Z
status
cancelled 2018-02-22 17:00Z (archive)
self-cancels
2018-02-22 17:00Z
cancels
HYDROPAC 645/18
authority
NAVAREA VIII 152/18 201043Z FEB 18.
sea
Bay of Bengal
position
13.534, 87.911
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAY OF BENGAL.
INDIA.
DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 220230Z TO 220430Z AND
   221400Z TO 221600Z FEB
   IN AREA BOUND BY:
   21-22.31N 086-55.75E, 21-09.29N 086-51.46E,
   18-12.34N 086-07.14E, 07-12.92N 086-23.06E,
   07-31.37N 090-07.15E, 18-47.52N 089-11.71E,
   21-19.66N 087-10.63E, 21-22.69N 086-56.45E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 645/18.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 221700Z FEB 18.

Activity windows · 2 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2018-02-22 02:30Z2018-02-22 04:30Z2 h
2018-02-22 14:00Z2018-02-22 16:00Z2 h

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This area · military exercises

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