NAVAREA IX 297/26
PAN PANNaval live firing exercises in Arabian Sea (Pakistan) during September 2026
No longer in forceIssued 25 Aug 2026, 15:00 UTCArchived 01 Oct 2026, 04:41 UTC
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Positions open on the map251500 UTC AUG 2026
NAVAREA IX 297/26
ARABIAN SEA
PAKISTAN
CHARTS PAK 33, 57 (INT 751), BA 38 AND 707
1. NAVAL SHIPS WILL CONDUCT LIVE FIRING PRACTICE
BETWEEN 0300 TO 1900 UTC ON 01-04, 07-11, 14-18,
21-25 AND 28-30 SEP 26 IN FOLLOWING AREAS:
A.
24-24.30N 066-42.00E
24-19.00N 066-58.00E
24-00.00N 066-39.00E
24-11.00N 066-27.00E
B.
24-36.02N 062-30.03E
24-36.02N 063-15.03E
24-21.02N 063-15.03E
24-21.02N 062-30.03E
C.
24-36.02N 061-45.03E
24-36.02N 062-30.03E
24-21.02N 062-30.03E
24-21.02N 061-45.03E
D. DEPTH CHARGE FIRING AREA
24-22.00N 066-27.00E
24-16.30N 066-33.00E
24-10.30N 066-27.00E
24-16.18N 066-20.50E
MARINERS KEEP WELL CLEAR OF EXERCISE AREAS
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 302000 UTC SEP 26
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No longer in forceNaval ships will conduct live firing practice in four designated areas in the Arabian Sea off Pakistan on multiple day-blocks in September 2026. Exercises include a depth-charge firing area. Mariners are warned to keep well clear of the exercise areas. The message cancels itself at 30 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC.
- Type
- Firing practice · severity high
- Feed
- Military exercises and firingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Arabian Sea, off Pakistan (areas A, B, C and D as listed)
- Validity
- From 01 Sept 2026, 03:00 UTC
Until 30 Sept 2026, 20:00 UTCBETWEEN 0300 TO 1900 UTC ON 01-04, 07-11, 14-18, 21-25 AND 28-30 SEP 26 ... CANCEL THIS MSG 302000 UTC SEP 26 - Activity periods
- 01 Sept 2026, 03:00 UTC - 04 Sept 2026, 19:00 UTC (daily 0300-1900 UTC 01-04 Sep 2026)
- 07 Sept 2026, 03:00 UTC - 11 Sept 2026, 19:00 UTC (daily 0300-1900 UTC 07-11 Sep 2026)
- 14 Sept 2026, 03:00 UTC - 18 Sept 2026, 19:00 UTC (daily 0300-1900 UTC 14-18 Sep 2026)
- 21 Sept 2026, 03:00 UTC - 25 Sept 2026, 19:00 UTC (daily 0300-1900 UTC 21-25 Sep 2026)
- 28 Sept 2026, 03:00 UTC - 30 Sept 2026, 19:00 UTC (daily 0300-1900 UTC 28-30 Sep 2026)
- Hazards
- live firing, depth charge firing
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 27 Sept 2026, 15:19 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
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- Action for mariners
- Keep-clear distance
- Charts
- Translations
- Nearby lights and rescue centres
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KeywordsFIRING
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