NAVAREA VIII - 1111/26

PAN PANArchived

Issued: 23 Oct 2026, 10:06Archived: 1 Nov 2026, 03:00Last modified: 1 Nov 2026, 03:00

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Army air-defence firing off Gopalpur, India, 25-31 Oct

Army air-defence firing will take place in a danger area off Gopalpur on the east coast of India. Activity is scheduled from 25 Oct 18:31 UTC to 31 Oct 18:29 UTC (message cancels at 31 Oct 19:29 UTC). The danger area is bounded by three positions with an arc of 41 NM joining two points. Mariners should avoid the area while firing is underway.

Avoid the danger area while firing is scheduled; navigate with caution and keep clear of the bounds given.

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 Gopalpur
Validity: From 25 Oct 2026, 18:31 UTC
Until 31 Oct 2026, 19:29 UTCSCHEDULED 251831 TO 311829 UTC OCT 26 ... CANCEL THIS MSG 311929 UTC OCT 26
Activity periods: 25 Oct 2026, 18:31 UTC - 31 Oct 2026, 18:29 UTC (ARMY AIR DEFENCE FIRING scheduled 251831 to 311829 UTC Oct 26)
Hazards: air-defence firing, danger area (live firing)
Charts: 31, 305, 353, INT 7413

Coast stations for this area

DSCDSC Station ParadipMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194403VHF 25range 25 NM119 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station VishakhapatnamMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194402VHF 20range 20 NM131 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station HaldiaMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194404VHF 25, MF 200, HFrange 200 NM246 NM from the area

Generated automatically from the warning text on 23 Oct 2026, 12:10 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.

Keywords

Geometry refsarea, bounded, circle_radius
Dangerous Areadanger area, DANGER
Geometry phrasesbounded by, danger area, radius
Military OperationsFIRING

Message content

INDIA EAST COAST - OFF GOPALPUR (.) CHARTS IN 31 305 353 INT 7413 (.) ARMY AIR DEFENCE FIRING SCHEDULED 251831 TO 311829 UTC OCT 26 IN DANGER AREA BOUNDED BY (A) 19-14.60N 084-53.70E (B) 19-07.39N 085-35.94E (C) 18-33.61N 084-53.74E AND ARC OF 41 NM RADIUS JOINING POINT B AND C 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 311929 UTC OCT 26

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