NAVAREA VIII
India63 in force29 new this week2,455 archivedupdated 10 Nov 2026, 11:40 UTCpage 1 of 2
Daily briefing4 new · 5 starting · 3 ending · 4 withdrawn (24 h)
New in the last 24 h
- 1191/26Firing practice
Live firing off Visakhapatnam in a defined danger area on 11 Nov 00:30-03:30 UTC
Scheduledstarts 11 Nov 2026, 00:30 UTC (in 10 h) - 1190/26Cable / pipeline work
Pipeline replacement and survey off Mumbai to Daman, multiple bounded areas
Activeuntil 05 Dec 2026, 18:30 UTC (in 25 days) - 1189/26Cable / pipeline work
Pipeline replacement work off Mumbai to Daman in two bounded areas
Activeuntil 15 Dec 2026, 18:30 UTC (in 35 days) - 1188/26Firing practice
Firing exercises off Visakhapatnam, east coast of India 12-14 Nov
Scheduledstarts 12 Nov 2026, 12:30 UTC (in 46 h)
Starting in the next 24 h
- 1191/26Firing practice
Live firing off Visakhapatnam in a defined danger area on 11 Nov 00:30-03:30 UTC
Scheduledstarts 11 Nov 2026, 00:30 UTC (in 10 h) - 1179/26Firing practice
Coast Guard aircraft firing danger area off Chennai, 11-14 Nov
Scheduledstarts 11 Nov 2026, 01:30 UTC (in 11 h) - 1178/26Firing practice
Aircraft firing practice off Middle Andaman Island, Andaman Sea, 11 & 13 Nov
Scheduledstarts 11 Nov 2026, 08:30 UTC (in 18 h) - 1177/26Firing practice
Coast Guard aircraft firing off Kochi in defined danger area 11-20 Nov
Scheduledstarts 11 Nov 2026, 02:30 UTC (in 12 h) - 1171/26Military exercise
Experimental flight trials in danger area off Baleshwar, India, 11 Nov
Scheduledstarts 11 Nov 2026, 04:30 UTC (in 14 h)
Ending in the next 24 h
- 1191/26Firing practice
Live firing off Visakhapatnam in a defined danger area on 11 Nov 00:30-03:30 UTC
Scheduledstarts 11 Nov 2026, 00:30 UTC (in 10 h) - 1171/26Military exercise
Experimental flight trials in danger area off Baleshwar, India, 11 Nov
Scheduledstarts 11 Nov 2026, 04:30 UTC (in 14 h) - 1167/26Firing practice
Coast Guard aircraft firing off Porbandar on 9 and 11 Nov
Activeuntil 11 Nov 2026, 09:30 UTC (in 19 h)
Withdrawn in the last 24 h
- 1191/26PAN PAN
Live firing off Visakhapatnam in a defined danger area on 11 Nov 00:30-03:30 UTC
Scheduledstarts 11 Nov 2026, 00:30 UTC (in 10 h)Firing practice Pipeline replacement and survey off Mumbai to Daman, multiple bounded areas
Activeuntil 05 Dec 2026, 18:30 UTC (in 25 days)Cable / pipeline workPipeline replacement work off Mumbai to Daman in two bounded areas
Activeuntil 15 Dec 2026, 18:30 UTC (in 35 days)Cable / pipeline work- 1188/26PAN PAN
Firing exercises off Visakhapatnam, east coast of India 12-14 Nov
Scheduledstarts 12 Nov 2026, 12:30 UTC (in 46 h)Firing practice - 1187/26PAN PAN
Experimental flight trials off Visakhapatnam 12-15 Nov
Scheduledstarts 12 Nov 2026, 05:30 UTC (in 39 h)Missile / rocket launch - 1186/26PAN PAN
Experimental flight trials off Baleshwar, India, 12-13 Nov
Scheduledstarts 12 Nov 2026, 03:30 UTC (in 37 h)Military exercise - 1185/26SÉCURITÉ
Seismic survey by SW DUCHESS off Chennai, India east coast 10-24 Nov 2026
Activeuntil 24 Nov 2026, 18:30 UTC (in 14 days)Survey operations Hydrographic survey off Kanyakumari, India west coast 10-19 Nov 2026
Activeuntil 19 Nov 2026, 18:30 UTC (in 9 days)Survey operations- 1183/26PAN PAN
Space debris hazard in a large area of the southern Indian Ocean, 13-20 Nov
Scheduledstarts 13 Nov 2026, 22:53 UTC (in 3 days)Space debris - 1182/26PAN PAN
Firing practice scheduled off Mormugao (west coast India) on 26 Nov
Scheduledstarts 26 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC (in 16 days)Firing practice - 1181/26PAN PAN
Army air defence firing danger area off Gopalpur, India East Coast (11-14 Nov)
Scheduledstarts 11 Nov 2026, 18:31 UTC (in 28 h)Firing practice - 1180/26PAN PAN
Rocket launch from Thumba off Thiruvananthapuram - danger sectors 5-75 NM
Scheduledstarts 12 Nov 2026, 05:30 UTC (in 39 h)Missile / rocket launch - 1179/26PAN PAN
Coast Guard aircraft firing danger area off Chennai, 11-14 Nov
Scheduledstarts 11 Nov 2026, 01:30 UTC (in 11 h)Firing practice - 1178/26PAN PAN
Aircraft firing practice off Middle Andaman Island, Andaman Sea, 11 & 13 Nov
Scheduledstarts 11 Nov 2026, 08:30 UTC (in 18 h)Firing practice - 1177/26PAN PAN
Coast Guard aircraft firing off Kochi in defined danger area 11-20 Nov
Scheduledstarts 11 Nov 2026, 02:30 UTC (in 12 h)Firing practice - 1176/26SÉCURITÉ
Seismic survey off Porbandar, India, 09 Nov to 24 Dec 2026
Activeuntil 24 Dec 2026, 18:30 UTC (in 44 days)Survey operations NAVAREA VIII warnings-in-force list as on 06 Nov 2026
Informationaluntil 13 Nov 2026, 10:00 UTC (in 3 days)Warnings in force- 1172/26PAN PAN
Live firing exercises off Visakhapatnam, India, 8-15 Nov daily 0030-1030 UTC
Activeuntil 15 Nov 2026, 11:30 UTC (in 5 days)Firing practice - 1171/26PAN PAN
Experimental flight trials in danger area off Baleshwar, India, 11 Nov
Scheduledstarts 11 Nov 2026, 04:30 UTC (in 14 h)Military exercise Partially submerged boat reported off Vadarevu, India east coast
ActiveDrifting object- 1169/26SÉCURITÉ
Submarine cable repair off Mumbai by MT RAAJ 1, DB MARINE 1 and MV LADY GRACE
Activeuntil 21 Nov 2026, 18:30 UTC (in 11 days)Cable / pipeline work - 1167/26PAN PAN
Coast Guard aircraft firing off Porbandar on 9 and 11 Nov
Activeuntil 11 Nov 2026, 09:30 UTC (in 19 h)Firing practice - 1166/26SÉCURITÉ
Seismic survey by EAGLE EXPLORER off Trivandrum within specified area
Activeuntil 30 Nov 2026, 18:30 UTC (in 20 days)Survey operations - 1165/26PAN PAN
Firing exercises in danger area off Reunion, scheduled 9-11 Nov
Activeuntil 11 Nov 2026, 20:30 UTC (in 30 h)Firing practice Survey by RV Samudra Ratnakar off Gangavaram, India, 5-20 Nov 2026
Activeuntil 20 Nov 2026, 18:30 UTC (in 10 days)Survey operationsSurvey operations off Dhamra Port, east coast India, 5-25 Nov 2026
Activeuntil 25 Nov 2026, 18:30 UTC (in 15 days)Survey operationsMooring buoys missing at Kochi Port, India
ActiveAids to navigationPre-engineering survey and pipeline replacement off Mumbai to Daman
Activeuntil 03 Dec 2026, 18:30 UTC (in 23 days)Cable / pipeline workWave recorder and ADCP deployed off Kattupalli, India east coast
Activeuntil 31 Dec 2026, 18:30 UTC (in 51 days)Survey operations- 1155/26SÉCURITÉ
Vakalpudi NAVTEX station off air on India east coast
ActiveAids to navigation Vessel reported sunk off Okha on India west coast
ActiveWreck / obstructionSeabed survey by Mermaid Sapphire in Andaman Sea off Myanmar; keep 2.5 NM
Activeuntil 31 Mar 2027, 18:30 UTC (in 141 days)Survey operations- 1148/26SÉCURITÉ
Antervedi DGPS station off air on India east coast
ActiveAids to navigation Fishing vessel reported sunk off Madgaon, India west coast
ActiveWreck / obstruction- 1142/26PAN PAN
Firing exercises in danger area off Kochi, India, scheduled in November 2026
Activeuntil 30 Nov 2026, 13:00 UTC (in 20 days)Firing practice Pipeline replacement work off Mumbai to Daman in four bounded areas, 30 Oct 2026-14 Jan 2027
Activeuntil 14 Jan 2027, 18:30 UTC (in 65 days)Cable / pipeline work- 1137/26PAN PAN
Bangladesh Navy firing practice in danger areas off Bangladesh, 1-30 Nov (excl Fri-Sat)
Activeuntil 30 Nov 2026, 17:00 UTC (in 20 days)Firing practice Vessel MV SIGMA PEARL aground off Machilipatnam
ActiveWreck / obstruction- 1129/26SÉCURITÉ
Survey vessel Vanessa 6 conducting survey off Mumbai-Daman until 30 Nov
Activeuntil 30 Nov 2026, 18:30 UTC (in 20 days)Survey operations Hydrographic survey in survey area off Karwar, India west coast
Activeuntil 30 Nov 2026, 18:30 UTC (in 20 days)Survey operationsSurvey operations by Lay Vessel 108 off Kakinada, India east coast
Activeuntil 30 Nov 2026, 18:30 UTC (in 20 days)Survey operationsSunken vessel reported off Beypore, India west coast
ActiveWreck / obstructionPipeline replacement work off Mumbai by MICLYN CONSTRUCTOR 1
Activeuntil 20 Jan 2027, 18:30 UTC (in 71 days)Cable / pipeline workSeabed survey by RV SAMUDRA SHAUDHIKAMA off Mormugao (India west coast)
Activeuntil 26 Nov 2026, 18:30 UTC (in 16 days)Survey operationsRacon at Kiltan I South Light operational in S-band only, Lakshadweep Sea
ActiveAids to navigationHydrographic survey underway off Rodriguez I (Indian Ocean)
Activeuntil 11 Nov 2026, 20:00 UTC (in 29 h)Survey operations
3 earlier routine reports replaced by newer issues
- 1144/2630 Oct 2026, 10:05 UTC
Rig Key Singapore demobilised off India west coast
ActiveRig positionsSuperseded by newer Rig positions1164/26
- 1131/2628 Oct 2026, 06:03 UTC
Rig move and positions off India west coast
ActiveRig positionsSuperseded by newer Rig positions1164/26
- 1118/2623 Oct 2026, 15:02 UTC
Rig Sagar Jyoti moving off India West Coast
ActiveRig positionsSuperseded by newer Rig positions1164/26