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PAN PANArchivedReceived: 3 Nov 2026, 00:21Archived: 4 Nov 2026, 00:43Updated: 4 Nov 2026, 13:25
analysis
No longer in forceFiring exercises and danger area at Gniben, Kattegat, 3-12 Nov
Firing exercises will take place off Gniben (EK R 20 Yderby) in the Kattegat on listed dates between 3 and 12 November 2026. A temporary danger area is established at position 56° 00'N - 011° 17'E and anchored shooting targets may be present outside firing hours. Fishing equipment is prohibited within 0.5 nm of anchored targets. Mariners must exercise caution and follow instructions from GNIBEN Range Control.
Keep clear of the danger area and anchored targets; do not deploy fishing gear within 0.5 nm of targets. Exercise caution during firing hours and follow instructions from GNIBEN Range Control (VHF, channel 16 hail; comms on channel 6 or by phone).
- 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
- Kattegat, Gniben (EK R 20 Yderby)
- Validity
- From 03 Nov 2026, 08:00 UTC
Until 12 Nov 2026, 15:00 UTC3 November 2026, hours 08:00 - 22:00. 4 November 2026, hours 13:00 - 15:30. 5 November 2026, hours 09:00 - 16:00. 10 November 2026, hours 09:00 - 15:00. 12 November 2026, hours 09:00 - 15:00. - Activity periods
- 03 Nov 2026, 08:00 UTC - 03 Nov 2026, 22:00 UTC (3 November 2026, hours 08:00 - 22:00)
- 04 Nov 2026, 13:00 UTC - 04 Nov 2026, 15:30 UTC (4 November 2026, hours 13:00 - 15:30)
- 05 Nov 2026, 09:00 UTC - 05 Nov 2026, 16:00 UTC (5 November 2026, hours 09:00 - 16:00)
- 10 Nov 2026, 09:00 UTC - 10 Nov 2026, 15:00 UTC (10 November 2026, hours 09:00 - 15:00)
- 12 Nov 2026, 09:00 UTC - 12 Nov 2026, 15:00 UTC (12 November 2026, hours 09:00 - 15:00)
- Hazards
- live firing, anchored shooting targets, temporary danger area, prohibited fishing within 0.5 nm of targets
- Keep clear
- 0.5 NMDeployment of fishing equipment within a radius of 0.5nm from the anchored shooting targets, is prohibited.
- Charts
- 116, 128 (INT 1379), 129, 102 (INT 1302), 100
Contacts
- +45 7285 5513 · Naval Weapons Center / GNIBEN Range Control
- +45 7285 5514 · Naval Weapons Center / GNIBEN Range Control
- VHF 16 · Hailing channel for GNIBEN Range Control
- VHF 6 · Communication channel for GNIBEN Range Control
- GNIBEN RANGE CONTROL · Naval Weapons Center firing office (callsign)
Coast stations for this area
- RCCJRCC DenmarkDenmark37 NM from the area
- RCCJRCC SwedenSweden102 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC BremenGermany196 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station RoesnaesJRCC DenmarkDenmarkMMSI 002191000VHF 35range 35 NM20 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station VejbyJRCC DenmarkDenmarkMMSI 002191000VHF 30range 30 NM28 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station FornaesJRCC DenmarkDenmarkMMSI 002191000VHF 32range 32 NM29 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station ÅnholtJRCC DenmarkDenmarkMMSI 002191000VHF 28range 28 NM43 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station HelsingborgJRCC SwedenSwedenMMSI 002653000VHF 32range 32 NM48 NM from the area
Aids to navigation affected
- Othersignal mast · fixed red (dark)/flashing white 60 fl/min (day) · 56° 00,54'N - 011° 16,76'E
- Otheranchored shooting targets (marked) · white light showing Mo(R) · position: 56° 00'N - 011° 17'E
No aids-to-navigation list in the database yet; aids are shown as the warning names them.
Generated automatically from the warning text on 03 Nov 2026, 00:27 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.
Keywords
- Geometry refsarea, circle_radius, point
- Dangerous Areadanger area, DANGER
- Geometry phrasesat position, danger area, radius
- Military Operationsweapons, FIRING
Message content
Denmark. Kattegat. EK R 20 Yderby. Firing exercises. Warning.
Time:
3 November 2026, hours 08:00 - 22:00.
4 November 2026, hours 13:00 - 15:30.
5 November 2026, hours 09:00 - 16:00.
10 November 2026, hours 09:00 - 15:00.
12 November 2026, hours 09:00 - 15:00.
Firing exercises. Warning.
In connection with firing practices, a temporary danger area is established on the sea off the firing practice area at position:
- 56° 00'N - 011° 17'E, Gniben.
Shooting targets at anchor can be present in the area outside the announced shooting hours. The shooting targets are marked with white light showing Mo(R).
Deployment of fishing equipment within a radius of 0.5nm from the anchored shooting targets, is prohibited.
During the announced shooting hours, mariners must observe proper caution and, at all times, follow the instructions regarding passage of and other activities in the shooting area, from the shooting office (GNIBEN Range Control) at Naval Weapons Center.
Signals:
Firing practices are announced by displaying the following signals on the signal mast, from one hour before the start of the firing practice and until its end:
a) In daylight flashing white light is lit (60 flashes per minute).
b) In darkness, a fixed red light is lit on the signal mast.
- 56° 00,54'N - 011° 16,76'E, signal mast.
Note:
Information about firing practises, and information about precautions for mariners regarding passage of and other activities in the shooting area, can be obtained from Naval Weapons Center, tel. +45 7285 5513/+45 7285 5514 or by VHF radio. Callsign: GNIBEN RANGE CONTROL. Hailing channel 16. Communication channel 6. The radio is operative from 1 hour before start of the firing practice and until its end.
Charts: 116, 128 (INT 1379), 129, 102 (INT 1302), 100