NAVAREA VIII - 1061/26

PAN PANArchived

Issued: 9 Oct 2026, 10:01Archived: 13 Oct 2026, 12:00Last modified: 1 Nov 2026, 03:00

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Firing practice in danger area off Kochi on 14 Oct

Live firing is scheduled in a danger area off Kochi on 14 Oct 2026. Activity is from 0600 to 0800 UTC within the area bounded by four positions given. Message self-cancels at 140900 UTC Oct 26.

Avoid the danger area during the stated period and navigate with caution outside it.

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 14 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC
Until 14 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC14 OCT 26 FROM 0600 TO 0800 UTC ... CANCEL THIS MSG 140900 UTC OCT 26
Activity periods: 14 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC - 14 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC (14 Oct 26 from 0600 to 0800 UTC)
Hazards: live firing, danger area
Charts: IN 22 220 259 INT 7356

Coast stations for this area

DSCDSC Station KochiMRCC MumbaiIndiaMMSI 004192205VHF 20range 20 NM2 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station TuticornMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194405VHF 20range 20 NM137 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station MandapamMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194406VHF 20, MF 250, HFrange 250 NM173 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station New MangaloreMRCC MumbaiIndiaMMSI 004192204VHF 25range 25 NM197 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station ChennaiMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194401VHF 25, MFrange 25 NM304 NM from the area

Generated automatically from the warning text on 09 Oct 2026, 12:08 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.

Keywords

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

Message content

INDIA WEST COAST - KOCHI (.) CHARTS IN 22 220 259 INT 7356 (.) FIRING SCHEDULED 14 OCT 26 FROM 0600 TO 0800 UTC IN DANGER AREA BOUNDED BY 09-57.60N 076-14.50E, 09-47.40N 076-16.60E, 09-46.80N 076-11.60E, 09-50.00N 076-07.60E 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 140900 UTC OCT 26

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