NAVAREA VIII - 1116/26

PAN PANArchived

Issued: 23 Oct 2026, 10:11Archived: 25 Oct 2026, 11:40Last modified: 1 Nov 2026, 03:00

analysis

No longer in force

Live firing scheduled offshore Visakhapatnam, India, 25-26 Oct

Live firing is scheduled in a danger area off Visakhapatnam on 25 Oct 2026 and 26 Oct 2026. Activity periods are 25 Oct 1000-1300 UTC and 26 Oct 0200-0600 UTC within the area bounded by the four positions given. Mariners should avoid the danger area during these periods. Message self-cancels at 0700 UTC on 26 Oct 2026.

Keep clear of the danger area during the stated firing periods 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: Off Visakhapatnam, India east coast
Validity: From 25 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC
Until 26 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTCFIRING SCHEDULED 251000 TO 251300 UTC AND 260200 TO 260600 UTC OCT 26 ... CANCEL THIS MSG 260700 UTC OCT 26
Activity periods: 25 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC - 25 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC (firing 25 Oct 1000-1300 UTC)
26 Oct 2026, 02:00 UTC - 26 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC (firing 26 Oct 0200-0600 UTC)
Hazards: live firing, danger area
Charts: 31 391, INT 756

Coast stations for this area

DSCDSC Station VishakhapatnamMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194402VHF 20range 20 NM72 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station ChennaiMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194401VHF 25, MFrange 25 NM253 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station ParadipMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194403VHF 25range 25 NM316 NM from the area

Generated automatically from the warning text on 23 Oct 2026, 12:09 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.

Keywords

Geometry refsbounded, polygon
Dangerous AreaDANGER
Geometry phrasesarea bounded, bounded by
Military OperationsFIRING

Message content

INDIA EAST COAST - OFF VISAKHAPATNAM (.) CHARTS IN 31 391 INT 756 (.) FIRING SCHEDULED 251000 TO 251300 UTC AND 260200 TO 260600 UTC OCT 26 IN DANGER AREA BOUNDED BY 16-37.30N 082-41.20E, 17-04.80N 083-59.40E, 15-49.20N 084-26.60E, 15-22.00N 083-08.90E 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 260700 UTC OCT 26 NAVAREA VIII - WARNINGS IN FORCE AS ON 23 OCT 2026 2026 SERIES - 499 664 676 713 729 789 859 894 957 961 1001 1006 1014 1015 1023 1030 1034 1038 1039 1043 1052 1054 1055 1056 1066 1068 1076 1078 1080 1081 1087 1089 1090 1092 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1101 1102 1103 1104 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110 1111 1112 1113 1114 1115 1116

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