NAVAREA VIII 1050/26
PAN PANFiring exercises in Bay of Bengal off Bangladesh, 7-16 Oct daily 0100-1700 UTC
No longer in forceIssued 06 Oct 2026, 10:04 UTCArchived 16 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC
Warning text
Positions open on the mapBAY OF BENGAL - OFF BANGLADESH (.) CHARTS IN 31 7706 INT 756 (.) FIRING
SCHEDULED 07 TO 16 OCT 26 FROM 0100 TO 1700 UTC DAILY IN DANGER AREA BOUNDED
BY 22-23.50N 091-45.72E, 22-20.75N 091-45.72E, 22-22.17N 091-37.68E, 22-31.00N 091-40.50E
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 161800 UTC OCT 26
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No longer in forceLive firing is scheduled in the Bay of Bengal, off Bangladesh, within the given danger area. Activity is daily from 01:00 to 17:00 UTC between 07 Oct and 16 Oct 2026. Mariners should avoid the bounded area during these hours. Message will be cancelled at the stated cancellation time.
Avoid the specified danger area during 01:00-17:00 UTC daily and navigate with caution outside it.
- Type
- Firing practice · severity high
- Feed
- Military exercises and firingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Bay of Bengal - off Bangladesh
- Validity
- From 07 Oct 2026, 01:00 UTC
Until 16 Oct 2026, 17:00 UTCFIRING SCHEDULED 07 TO 16 OCT 26 FROM 0100 TO 1700 UTC DAILY ... CANCEL THIS MSG 161800 UTC OCT 26 - Activity periods
- 07 Oct 2026, 01:00 UTC - 16 Oct 2026, 17:00 UTC (daily 0100-1700 UTC)
- Hazards
- live firing, danger area
- Charts
- 31 7706 INT 756
Coast stations for this area
- DSCDSC Station HaldiaMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194404VHF 25, MF 200, HFrange 200 NM205 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station ParadipMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194403VHF 25range 25 NM311 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 08 Oct 2026, 13:22 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
Keywordsdanger areaDANGERFIRING
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