Exercises

Hazardous operations

Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast · HYDROPAC 744/16

issued
2016-03-15 16:45Z
status
cancelled 2016-03-16 10:30Z (archive)
self-cancels
2016-03-16 10:30Z
cancels
HYDROPAC 681/16
authority
NAVAREA VIII 199/16 141002Z MAR 16.
sea
Bay of Bengal
position
18.726, 87.783
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 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 HYDROPAC 681/16.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 161030Z MAR 16.

Activity windows · 2 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2016-03-15 05:30Z2016-03-15 08:30Z3 h
2016-03-16 05:30Z2016-03-16 09:30Z4 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

902 within 180 nm since 2000 · 2 in the last 12 months · 2 in force now

00
05
10
15
20
25
26

Season · when military exercises happen here

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

month of issue, all years in the archive

Timeline

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

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.