NAVAREA VIII - 1084/26

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Issued: 16 Oct 2026, 10:03Archived: 22 Oct 2026, 11:40Last modified: 1 Nov 2026, 03:00

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Firing exercises off Visakhapatnam on east coast of India

Live firing is scheduled in a danger area off Visakhapatnam on the east coast of India. The exercise is planned from 20 Oct 12:30 UTC to 23 Oct 12:30 UTC 2026. The message will be self-cancelled at 23 Oct 13:30 UTC 2026.

Avoid the danger area while exercises are in progress and navigate with caution.

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 20 Oct 2026, 12:30 UTC
Until 23 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTC201230 TO 231230 UTC OCT 26. CANCEL THIS MSG 231330 UTC OCT 26
Activity periods: 20 Oct 2026, 12:30 UTC - 23 Oct 2026, 12:30 UTC (live firing scheduled)
Hazards: live firing, danger area
Charts: 31 7706 INT 756

Coast stations for this area

DSCDSC Station ParadipMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194403VHF 25range 25 NM188 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station VishakhapatnamMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194402VHF 20range 20 NM197 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station HaldiaMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194404VHF 25, MF 200, HFrange 200 NM305 NM from the area

Generated automatically from the warning text on 17 Oct 2026, 12:27 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 EAST COAST - OFF VISAKHAPATNAM (.) CHARTS IN 31 7706 INT 756 (.) FIRING SCHEDULED 201230 TO 231230 UTC OCT 26 IN DANGER AREA BOUNDED BY 14-56.20N 083-52.00E, 17-11.00N 083-54.20E, 17-08.40N 086-40.30E, 14-53.60N 086-39.00E 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 231330 UTC OCT 26

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