Exercises
Hazardous operations occur daily from 0001Z to 1600Z from April 1-30, except Fridays and Saturdays, in five areas off Bangladesh in the Bay of Bengal.
Bay of Bengal · Bangladesh · HYDROPAC 961/26
- issued
- 2026-03-30 12:07Z
- status
- cancelled 2026-08-17 00:00Z (dropped from snapshot)
- self-cancels
- 2026-04-30 17:00Z
- sea
- Bay of Bengal
- position
- 20.242, 91.407
- source
- nga_wayback · first seen 2026-04-17 16:00Z
Original warning text
BAY OF BENGAL.
BANGLADESH.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0001Z TO 1600Z DAILY
01 THRU 30 APR EXCEPT FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS.
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 21-20.83N 090-34.00E, 21-41.00N 091-14.00E,
21-20.83N 091-28.00E, 21-00.00N 090-47.83E.
B. 20-07.00N 090-52.00E, 20-22.00N 091-06.00E,
20-00.00N 091-36.00E, 19-44.00N 091-21.00E.
C. 20-22.00N 091-06.00E, 20-46.50N 091-31.00E,
20-24.00N 091-59.00E, 20-00.00N 091-36.00E.
D. 21-18.00N 089-31.00E, 21-18.00N 089-50.00E,
21-04.00N 089-54.00E, 21-04.00N 089-34.00E.
E. 20-58.00N 089-34.00E, 20-58.00N 089-54.00E,
20-34.00N 089-54.00E, 20-34.00N 089-34.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 301700Z APR 26.Activity windows · 30 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 00:01Z | 2026-04-01 16:00Z | — | 15 h 59 |
| 2026-04-02 00:01Z | 2026-04-02 16:00Z | — | 15 h 59 |
| 2026-04-03 00:01Z | 2026-04-03 16:00Z | — | 15 h 59 |
| 2026-04-04 00:01Z | 2026-04-04 16:00Z | — | 15 h 59 |
| 2026-04-05 00:01Z | 2026-04-05 16:00Z | — | 15 h 59 |
| 2026-04-06 00:01Z | 2026-04-06 16:00Z | — | 15 h 59 |
| 2026-04-07 00:01Z | 2026-04-07 16:00Z | — | 15 h 59 |
| 2026-04-08 00:01Z | 2026-04-08 16:00Z | — | 15 h 59 |
| … 22 more | |||
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
157 within 180 nm since 2003 · 4 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now
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- Hazardous operations 0001Z to 1600Z daily 01 thru 31 aug except fridays and saturdays in areas bound by: a.…2026-07-31
- Hazardous operations 0001Z to 1600Z daily 01 thru 31 jan 26 in areas bound by: a. 21-20.83N 091-28.00E,…2025-12-26
- Hazardous operations in progress 0200Z to 1100Z daily 02 thru 13 dec in area bound by 21-51.00N 091-23.00E,…2025-12-02
- Hazardous operations 110430Z to 111030Z feb in area bound by 20-37.00N 088-30.00E, 20-52.00N 088-30.00E,…2025-02-07
- Hazardous operations 0001Z to 1600Z daily 01 thru 28 feb in areas bound by: a. 21-41.83N 091-14.00E,…2025-01-30
- Hazardous operations: a. 261600Z to 261755Z nov in area bound by 20-07.00N 090-52.00E, 20-22.00N 091-06.00E,…2024-11-21
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