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Gunnery firing exercises in False Bay, South West Coast on 3 and 6 Nov

Activeuntil 06 Nov 2026, 19:30 UTC (in 20 h)Received 03 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC

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1. SOUTH WEST COAST - FALSE BAY 2. CHART SAN 1016, 79(INT 2670), 80 (INT 2680), 119, 120 3. GUNNERY FIRING EXERCISES WILL TAKE PLACE ON 03 NOV 26 AND 06 NOV 26 RESPECTIVELY BETWEEN 0700 - 1900 UTC IN AREA BOUNDED BY: 4.A. 34-20.00S 018-33.00E B. 34-20.00S 018-45.00E C. 34-30.00S 018-45.00E D. 34-30.00S 018-33.00E 5. ALL VESSELS REQUESTED TO KEEP CLEAR 6. POTENTIAL DANGER SHOULD VESSELS ENTER RANGE UNNOTICED 7. CANCEL THIS MESSAGE 061930 UTC NOV 26 (NOTE FOR ATC: DANGER HEIGHT 7000 FT)

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Activeuntil 06 Nov 2026, 19:30 UTC (in 20 h)

Gunnery firing exercises will take place in False Bay on 03 Nov 2026 and 06 Nov 2026 between 0700 and 1900 UTC. The danger area is bounded by positions 34-20 S 018-33 E, 34-20 S 018-45 E, 34-30 S 018-45 E and 34-30 S 018-33 E. All vessels are requested to keep clear; there is potential danger if vessels enter the range unnoticed. Note for air traffic: danger height 7000 FT.

Keep clear of the danger area and maintain look-out; avoid entering the firing range.

Type: Firing practice · severity high
Feed: Military exercises and firingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
Location: South West Coast - False Bay
Validity: From 03 Nov 2026, 07:00 UTC
Until 06 Nov 2026, 19:30 UTCWILL TAKE PLACE ON 03 NOV 26 AND 06 NOV 26 RESPECTIVELY BETWEEN 0700 - 1900 UTC... CANCEL THIS MESSAGE 061930 UTC NOV 26
Activity periods: 03 Nov 2026, 07:00 UTC - 03 Nov 2026, 19:00 UTC (firing on 03 Nov 2026 0700-1900 UTC)
06 Nov 2026, 07:00 UTC - 06 Nov 2026, 19:00 UTC (firing on 06 Nov 2026 0700-1900 UTC)
Hazards: gunnery firing
Charts: SAN 1016, 79(INT 2670), 80 (INT 2680), 119, 120

Coast stations for this area

RCCMRCC Cape TownSouth Africa40 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Cape Town RadioMRCC Cape TownSouth AfricaMMSI 006010001HF40 NM from the area

Worked out automatically from the warning text on 03 Nov 2026, 08:48 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.

KeywordsDANGER GUNNERY FIRING

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