NAVAREA VIII - 1041/26

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Issued: 3 Oct 2026, 10:02Archived: 5 Oct 2026, 12:00Last modified: 1 Nov 2026, 03:00

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Underwater firing in danger area off Kochi scheduled 05 Oct

Underwater firing by Indian Navy ships is scheduled in a danger area off Kochi. The activity is planned 05 Oct 2026 from 0830 to 1130 UTC within the bounding box given. Message cancels itself at 1230 UTC on 05 Oct 2026. Mariners should avoid the area while firing is in progress.

Avoid and keep clear of the danger area while firing is in progress; navigate with caution and maintain a good lookout.

Type: Firing practice · severity high
Feed: Military exercises and firingAll warnings of this kind on the map (contributors), or as an API feed: /api/v2/feeds/military/
Location: India west coast - off Kochi
Validity: From 05 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC
Until 05 Oct 2026, 12:30 UTC050830 to 051130 UTC OCT 26. CANCEL THIS MSG 051230 UTC OCT 26
Activity periods: 05 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC - 05 Oct 2026, 11:30 UTC (underwater firing by Indian Navy ships)
Hazards: underwater firing, danger area
Charts: IN 22 259, INT 7356

Coast stations for this area

DSCDSC Station KochiMRCC MumbaiIndiaMMSI 004192205VHF 20range 20 NM69 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station New MangaloreMRCC MumbaiIndiaMMSI 004192204VHF 25range 25 NM164 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station TuticornMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194405VHF 20range 20 NM202 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station MandapamMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194406VHF 20, MF 250, HFrange 250 NM241 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station GoaMRCC MumbaiIndiaMMSI 004192206VHF 25range 25 NM323 NM from the area

Generated automatically from the warning text on 04 Oct 2026, 12:27 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.

Keywords

Geometry refsarea, circle_radius, polygon
Dangerous Areadanger area, DANGER
Geometry phrasesarea bounded, danger area, within
Military OperationsFIRING

Message content

INDIA WEST COAST - OFF KOCHI (.) CHARTS IN 22 259 INT 7356 (.) UNDERWATER FIRING BY IN SHIPS SCHEDULED 050830 TO 051130 UTC OCT 26 IN DANGER AREA BOUNDED WITHIN 10-12N TO 10-22N AND 075-07E TO 075-18E 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 051230 UTC OCT 26

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