NW-P-1395-26
PAN PANDemolition exercise in Juan de Fuca Strait near Bentinck Island
No longer in forceReceived 12 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTCArchived 16 Oct 2026, 23:08 UTC
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Date
2026-10-12 15:17 UTC To 2026-10-16 23:00 UTC
Status
Published
Title
Demolition Exercise
Areas
Juan de Fuca Strait
Categories
Demolition Exercise
Description
Military Exercise Areas, Bentinck Island Surface Demolition Range, WQ 48 18.883N 123 32.500W, 1000m will be active for demolition exercises from 1500 to 2300 UTC from 13 Oct to 16 Oct. During operations Military Exercise Areas WQ is extremely hazardous and closed to marine traffic. Mariners are required to remain well clear of naval vessels. Ref: NOTMAR F35 - Annual Edition
Position
Centroid : 48° 18.700'N 123° 32.600'W, Radius: 0.869 nm
Centroid : 48° 18.883'N 123° 32.500'W, Radius: 0.54 nm
Charts
3410(WGS84)
Location map
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No longer in forceA surface demolition range at Bentinck Island (WQ 48 18.883N 123 32.500W) will be active for demolition exercises. Activities will occur daily 1500-2300 UTC from 13 Oct to 16 Oct. The range (1000 m) and associated Military Exercise Areas WQ are closed to marine traffic; mariners must remain well clear of naval vessels.
Area closed to marine traffic during operations; remain well clear of naval vessels and avoid the marked demolition range.
- Type
- Military exercise · severity high
- Feed
- Military exercises and firingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Juan de Fuca Strait, Bentinck Island surface demolition range
- Validity
- From 13 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC
Until 16 Oct 2026, 23:00 UTCMilitary Exercise Areas, Bentinck Island Surface Demolition Range, WQ 48 18.883N 123 32.500W, 1000m will be active for demolition exercises from 1500 to 2300 UTC from 13 Oct to 16 Oct. - Activity periods
- 13 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC - 13 Oct 2026, 23:00 UTC (daily demolition period 13 Oct)
- 14 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC - 14 Oct 2026, 23:00 UTC (daily demolition period 14 Oct)
- 15 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC - 15 Oct 2026, 23:00 UTC (daily demolition period 15 Oct)
- 16 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC - 16 Oct 2026, 23:00 UTC (daily demolition period 16 Oct)
- Hazards
- surface demolition, closed military exercise area, naval vessels operating
- Keep clear
- 0.54 NMWQ 48 18.883N 123 32.500W, 1000m will be active
- References
- Ref: NOTMAR F35 - Annual Edition
- Charts
- 3410(WGS84)
Vessels involved
- Unnamed · naval vessels
Coast stations for this area
- RCCJRCC VictoriaCanada8 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station HelmckenJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160011VHF 40range 40 NM5 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Mount NewtonJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160011VHF 40range 40 NM19 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Mount ParkeJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160011VHF 40range 40 NM33 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Annacis IslandJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160011VHF 40range 40 NM59 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Bowen IslandJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160011VHF 40range 40 NM63 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 12 Oct 2026, 15:57 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
Keywordsmilitary exercise area