Exercises

Hazardous operations

Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast · HYDROPAC 852/15

issued
2015-03-11 13:25Z
status
cancelled 2015-03-28 16:30Z (archive)
self-cancels
2015-03-28 16:30Z
authority
NAVAREA VIII 179/15 111001Z MAR 15.
sea
Bay of Bengal
position
15.842, 80.492 · r 54.0 nm
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 0130Z TO 1530Z DAILY 18 THRU 21
   AND 25 THRU 28 MAR WITHIN
   100 KILOMETERS OF 15-50.5N 080-29.5E
   BETWEEN 100 DEGREES AND 210 DEGREES.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 281630Z MAR 15.

Activity windows · 4 in this warning

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2015-03-18 01:30Z2015-03-18 15:30Z14 h
2015-03-19 01:30Z2015-03-19 15:30Z14 h
2015-03-20 01:30Z2015-03-20 15:30Z14 h
2015-03-21 01:30Z2015-03-21 15:30Z14 h

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This area · military exercises

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