Exercises
Hazardous operations: a. 220001Z to 231300Z mar in area bound by 16-23.00N 087-10.00E, 17-00.00N 086-30.00E,…
Bay of Bengal · HYDROPAC 941/23
- issued
- 2023-03-21 04:16Z
- status
- cancelled 2023-03-24 17:00Z (archive)
- self-cancels
- 2023-03-24 17:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA VIII 265/23 202204Z MAR 23.
- sea
- Bay of Bengal
- position
- 16.358, 86.542
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BAY OF BENGAL.
DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS:
A. 220001Z TO 231300Z MAR IN AREA BOUND BY
16-23.00N 087-10.00E, 17-00.00N 086-30.00E,
16-20.00N 085-55.00E, 15-40.00N 086-35.00E.
B. 231400Z TO 241600Z MAR IN AREA BOUND BY
13-20.00N 086-35.00E, 14-05.00N 085-55.00E,
13-18.00N 085-15.00E, 12-35.00N 085-58.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 241700Z MAR 23.
Activity windows · 2 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-22 00:01Z | 2023-03-23 13:00Z | — | 36 h 59 |
| 2023-03-23 14:00Z | 2023-03-24 16:00Z | — | 26 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
581 within 180 nm since 2000 · 2 in the last 12 months · 2 in force now
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- Hazardous operations 0330Z to 0630Z and 0830Z to 1030Z daily 15, 17 and 18 aug 17-31.12N 083-45.15E,…2026-08-14
- 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 100330Z to 110830Z may in area within five miles of 17-40.00N 083-58.00E2024-05-07
- 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 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 0330 to 0930 daily 26 thru 28 apr in area bound by 18-03.65N 083-44.35E, 17-42.08N…2024-04-23
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month of issue, all years in the archive
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.