琼航警196/26
Military exercises - prohibited area in South China Sea off Hainan, 12-20 Oct
No longer in forceReceived 10 Oct 2026, 09:40 UTCArchived 20 Oct 2026, 22:10 UTC
Warning text
Positions open on the mapHN188/26 SOUTH CHINA SEA MILITARY EXERCISES IN AREA BOUNDED BY THE LINES JOINING 18-23-20N 109-54-09E;18-23-20N 109-51-19E;18-21-11N 109-51-19E;18-21-11N 109-54-09E，FROM 2300 TO 0100, FROM 11 TO 20 OCT 2026 , ENTERING PROHIBITED. HAINAN MSA.
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No longer in forceMilitary exercises will take place within a rectangular area off Hainan. The area bounded by four coordinates is closed to navigation daily between 0700 and 0900 (times given in the notice) from 12 October to 20 October 2026. Entering the area is prohibited during those periods. Issued by Hainan MSA.
Do not enter the area during the stated times; navigate well clear and keep a safe watch.
- Type
- Military exercise · severity high
- Feed
- Military exercises and firingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- South China Sea, area off Hainan bounded by supplied coordinates
- Validity
- From 12 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC
Until 20 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC2026年10月12日至10月20日，每日0700时至0900时 - Activity periods
- 12 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC - 20 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC (daily 0700-0900 (times given in message))
- Hazards
- military exercises, prohibited area
Coast stations for this area
- RCCSanya HASChina25 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC Hong KongHong Kong, China (Associate Member of IMO)335 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Sanya RadioSanya HASChinaMMSI 00412370026 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Basuo RadioBasuo HASChinaMMSI 004123600MF 100range 100 NM85 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Haikou RadioHaikou HSA/MRCC Hainan ProvinceChinaMMSI 004123500VHF 25range 25 NM100 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Da Nang/XVT RadioMRCC Danang (VMRCC)VietnamMMSI 005742030VHF 30, MF 200, HFrange 200 NM166 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Zhanjiang RadioMRSC ZhanjiangChinaMMSI 004123100VHF 25, MF 100range 100 NM168 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 10 Oct 2026, 10:07 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.