NAVAREA VIII - 1053/26
PAN PANArchivedanalysis
No longer in forceFiring exercises off Visakhapatnam, east coast of India, 10-11 and 13-17 Oct (0030-1030 UTC)
Live firing is scheduled offshore Visakhapatnam on 10, 11 and 13-17 Oct 2026 between 0030 and 1030 UTC daily in two defined danger areas. Mariners should avoid the danger areas during the stated times. The message cancels itself at 171130 UTC Oct 26.
Keep well clear of the danger areas during the stated times and navigate with caution; maintain a listening watch for navigational warnings and broadcasts.
- 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 east coast - off Visakhapatnam
- Validity
- From 10 Oct 2026, 00:30 UTC
Until 17 Oct 2026, 11:30 UTCFIRING SCHEDULED 10, 11 AND 13 TO 17 OCT 26 FROM 0030 TO 1030 UTC DAILY ... CANCEL THIS MSG 171130 UTC OCT 26 - Activity periods
- 10 Oct 2026, 00:30 UTC - 10 Oct 2026, 10:30 UTC (firing daily 10 Oct 2026 0030-1030 UTC)
- 11 Oct 2026, 00:30 UTC - 11 Oct 2026, 10:30 UTC (firing daily 11 Oct 2026 0030-1030 UTC)
- 13 Oct 2026, 00:30 UTC - 13 Oct 2026, 10:30 UTC (firing daily 13 Oct 2026 0030-1030 UTC)
- 14 Oct 2026, 00:30 UTC - 14 Oct 2026, 10:30 UTC (firing daily 14 Oct 2026 0030-1030 UTC)
- 15 Oct 2026, 00:30 UTC - 15 Oct 2026, 10:30 UTC (firing daily 15 Oct 2026 0030-1030 UTC)
- 16 Oct 2026, 00:30 UTC - 16 Oct 2026, 10:30 UTC (firing daily 16 Oct 2026 0030-1030 UTC)
- 17 Oct 2026, 00:30 UTC - 17 Oct 2026, 10:30 UTC (firing daily 17 Oct 2026 0030-1030 UTC)
- Hazards
- live firing, danger areas
- Charts
- 31, 354, 391, INT 7408
Coast stations for this area
- DSCDSC Station VishakhapatnamMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194402VHF 20range 20 NM28 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station ParadipMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194403VHF 25range 25 NM242 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station ChennaiMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194401VHF 25, MFrange 25 NM325 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station HaldiaMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194404VHF 25, MF 200, HFrange 200 NM373 NM from the area
Generated automatically from the warning text on 08 Oct 2026, 13:21 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.
Keywords
- Geometry refsbounded
- Dangerous AreaDANGER
- Geometry phrasesbounded by
- Military OperationsFIRING
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