NAVAREA VIII 1013/26
PAN PANLive firing scheduled off Visakhapatnam, India, 29 Sep - 01 Oct
No longer in forceIssued 27 Sept 2026, 10:01 UTCArchived 30 Sept 2026, 05:20 UTC
Warning text
Positions open on the mapINDIA EAST COAST - OFF VISAKHAPATNAM (.) CHARTS IN 31 354 391 INT 7408 (.)
FIRING SCHEDULED 29 SEP TO 01 OCT 26 FROM 0030 TO 1030 UTC DAILY IN DANGER AREAS
BOUNDED BY (A) 17-58.90N 084-11.70E, 17-49.50N 083-59.60E, 17-49.50N 084-15.70E, 17-58.90N 084-27.30E
(B) 17-50.14N 083-42.05E, 17-53.04N 083-45.73E, 17-52.98N 083-50.49E, 17-49.79N 083-47.16E
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 011130 UTC OCT 26
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No longer in forceCancelled by 1025/26 (archived)
Live firing is scheduled off the east coast of India, near Visakhapatnam. Activity will occur daily 29 Sep to 01 Oct 2026 from 0030 to 1030 UTC in the two danger areas defined by the listed coordinates. The message cancels itself at 011130 UTC OCT 26.
Keep clear of the danger areas during the stated times and navigate with caution.
- Type
- Firing practice · severity high
- Feed
- Military exercises and firingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- India east coast, off Visakhapatnam
- Validity
- From 29 Sept 2026, 00:30 UTC
Until 01 Oct 2026, 11:30 UTCCANCEL THIS MSG 011130 UTC OCT 26 - Activity periods
- 29 Sept 2026, 00:30 UTC - 29 Sept 2026, 10:30 UTC (daily 0030-1030 UTC on 29 Sep)
- 30 Sept 2026, 00:30 UTC - 30 Sept 2026, 10:30 UTC (daily 0030-1030 UTC on 30 Sep)
- 01 Oct 2026, 00:30 UTC - 01 Oct 2026, 10:30 UTC (daily 0030-1030 UTC on 01 Oct)
- Hazards
- live firing, danger areas
Coast stations for this area
- DSCDSC Station VishakhapatnamMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194402VHF 20range 20 NM55 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station ParadipMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194403VHF 25range 25 NM198 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station HaldiaMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194404VHF 25, MF 200, HFrange 200 NM328 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station ChennaiMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194401VHF 25, MFrange 25 NM370 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 28 Sept 2026, 04:07 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
Keywordsdanger areaDANGERFIRING
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