Exercises
Hazardous operations scheduled in Gulf of Khambhat, India, on April 7, 15, and 22, from 02:30 to 11:30 UTC.
Gulf of Khambhat · India · HYDROPAC 996/26
- issued
- 2026-04-02 11:18Z
- status
- cancelled 2026-08-17 00:00Z (dropped from snapshot)
- self-cancels
- 2026-04-22 12:30Z
- sea
- Arabian Sea
- position
- 20.550, 72.558
- source
- nga_wayback · first seen 2026-04-17 16:00Z
Original warning text
GULF OF KHAMBHAT. INDIA. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 070230Z TO 071130Z, 150230Z TO 151130Z AND 220230Z TO 221130Z APR. IN AREA BOUND BY 20-26.00N 072-27.00E, 20-40.00N 072-27.00E, 20-40.00N 072-40.00E, 20-26.00N 072-40.00E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 221230Z APR 26.
Activity windows · 3 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 02:30Z | 2026-04-07 11:30Z | — | 9 h |
| 2026-04-15 02:30Z | 2026-04-15 11:30Z | — | 9 h |
| 2026-04-22 02:30Z | 2026-04-22 11:30Z | — | 9 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
188 within 180 nm since 2002 · 5 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now
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- Hazardous operations 200230Z to 240230Z aug in area bound by 20-34.37N 069-42.24E, 19-30.42N 070-20.07E,…2026-08-19
- Hazardous operations in progress until 200230Z aug in area bound by 20-34.37N 069-42.24E, 19-30.42N…2026-08-15
- Hazardous operations 190230Z to 191130Z in area bound by 20-26.00N 072-27.00E, 20-26.00N 072-40.00E,…2026-08-14
- Hazardous operations 0230Z to 1130Z daily 07, 14 and 22 jan in area bound by 20-26.00N 072-27.00E, 20-40.00N…2026-01-02
- Hazardous operations 170230Z to 171130Z apr in area bound by 20-26.00N 072-27.00E, 20-40.00N 072-27.00E,…2024-04-15
- Hazardous operations 090230Z to 101630Z apr in area bound by 17-45.00N 072-00.00E, 18-15.00N 072-00.00E,…2024-04-09
Season · when military exercises happen here
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
- Hazardous operations 190230Z to 191130Z in area bound by 20-26.00N 072-27.00E, 20-26.00N 072-40.00E,…Exercises · 0 nm
- RACON at luhara point light 21-39.57N 072-32.89E inoperativeNav aids · 66.6 nm
- Derelict M/V al jafzia aground in 19-11.50N 072-46.40EDerelicts · 82.5 nm
- Survey operations 15 jul thru 14 aug by M/V trimurti in area bound by 19-07.08N 072-48.20E, 19-05.68N…Surveys · 88.8 nm
Worldwide now
36 military exercises in force · see all
Exercises
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