琼航警184/26
Shooting exercises in S2 and S3 areas, South China Sea; entry prohibited 18-30 Sep
No longer in forceReceived 21 Sept 2026, 10:48 UTCArchived 01 Oct 2026, 13:12 UTC
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Positions open on the mapHN176/26 SOUTH CHINA SEA SHOOTING EXERCISES IN AREA BOUNDED BY THE LINES JOINING S2（18-07-20N 109-37-50E;18-07-20N 109-41-20E;18-04-50N 109-37-50E;18-04-50N 109-41-20E）、S3（17-54-30N 109-49-30E;17-54-30N 109-53-00E;17-52-00N 109-49-30E;17-52-00N 109-53-00E） FROM 18 SEP TO 30 SEP 2026 , ENTERING PROHIBITED. HAINAN MSA.
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No longer in forceMilitary shooting exercises will be conducted in two rectangular areas (S2 and S3) in the South China Sea. The exercises run from 18 September to 30 September 2026 and the areas will be controlled. Unrelated vessels and personnel are prohibited from entering the named areas. Issued by HAINAN MSA.
Do not enter the S2 and S3 areas while exercises are in progress; comply with area control and keep clear.
- Type
- Firing practice · severity high
- Feed
- Military exercises and firingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- South China Sea, S2 and S3 exercise areas (Hainan region)
- Validity
- From 18 Sept 2026, 00:00 UTC
Until 30 Sept 2026, 23:59 UTCFROM 18 SEP TO 30 SEP 2026 - Activity periods
- 18 Sept 2026, 00:00 UTC - 30 Sept 2026, 23:59 UTC (continuous from 18 Sep to 30 Sep 2026)
- Hazards
- live firing, military exercises, prohibited area
Contacts
- HAINAN MSA · issuing authority
Coast stations for this area
- RCCSanya HASChina10 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC Hong KongHong Kong, China (Associate Member of IMO)357 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Sanya RadioSanya HASChinaMMSI 00412370016 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Basuo RadioBasuo HASChinaMMSI 004123600MF 100range 100 NM82 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Haikou RadioHaikou HSA/MRCC Hainan ProvinceChinaMMSI 004123500VHF 25range 25 NM120 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Da Nang/XVT RadioMRCC Danang (VMRCC)VietnamMMSI 005742030VHF 30, MF 200, HFrange 200 NM144 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Hue/XVD RadioMRCC Danang (VMRCC)VietnamMMSI 005742020VHF 30, MF 200range 200 NM149 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 29 Sept 2026, 23:31 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.