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Firing exercises and temporary prohibited area off Vejers (North Sea) 5-6 Nov

Scheduledstarts 05 Nov 2026, 08:00 UTC (in 7 h)Received 05 Nov 2026, 00:21 UTC

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Denmark. The North Sea. EK R 33 Vejers. Firing exercises. Warning. Time: 5 November 2026, hours 08:00 - 23:00. 6 November 2026, hours 08:00 - 12:00. Firing exercises. Warning. In connection with firing practices, a temporary prohibited area is established on the sea off the firing practice area at position: - 55° 35'N - 008° 06'E. Prohibition: During firing practices, all navigation, anchoring and fishing are prohibited in the part of the area that is within the Danish territorial sea and navigation is dangerous in the entire area. Signals: Information about firing practices is given by displaying the following signals on the northern and southern signal mast from one hour before the start of the firing practice and until its end: a) By daylight, a white, flashing light is lit (60 flashes per minute). b) In darkness, a light displaying a red and white alternating flash is lit (30 flashes per minute). - 55° 37,24'N - 008° 07,04'E, northern signal mast. - 55° 33,53'N - 008° 04,67'E, southern signal mast. Note: The safety distance is given in nautical miles and is taken from the position: - 55° 35,01'N - 008° 08,21'E. Attention is drawn to the fact that the actual safety distance may extend beyond the area shown in the chart. Announcements about the firing practices of the day concerned and the next day are transmitted daily over Lyngby Radio at 07.05 and at 17.05 hours. Information about firing practices is also available from Firing Safety Element in Camp Oksbøl, tel. +45 7283 9550, from www.forsvaret.dk/da/oevelsesaktiviteter/reg-syddanmark/skydninger-i-oksboel, or over VHF radio. Call name: Oksbøl. Call channel: 16. Conversation channels: 6 and 8. The radio is open from one hour before the start of the firing practice and until its end. Charts: 61, 94 (INT 1411), 93 (INT 1044)

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Scheduledstarts 05 Nov 2026, 08:00 UTC (in 7 h)

Firing exercises (EK R 33 Vejers) will take place off Vejers in the North Sea. A temporary prohibited area is established around the firing practice position and navigation is dangerous in the whole area. Exercises occur 5 Nov 08:00-23:00 and 6 Nov 08:00-12:00. Signals are shown on northern and southern signal masts and announcements are broadcast over Lyngby Radio and VHF (Oksbøl).

Do not navigate, anchor or fish in the prohibited part of the area within Danish territorial sea during firing. Keep clear of the exercise area, monitor Lyngby Radio and VHF (channel 16) and use conversation channels 6 or 8 to contact Oksbøl. Observe signal masts and heed daily announcements.

Type
Firing practice · severity high
Feed
Military exercises and firingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
Location
The North Sea, EK R 33 Vejers
Validity
From 05 Nov 2026, 08:00 UTC
Until 06 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC5 November 2026, hours 08:00 - 23:00. 6 November 2026, hours 08:00 - 12:00.
Activity periods
  • 05 Nov 2026, 08:00 UTC - 05 Nov 2026, 23:00 UTC (Firing exercises daily 5 Nov 08:00-23:00 UTC)
  • 06 Nov 2026, 08:00 UTC - 06 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC (Firing exercises 6 Nov 08:00-12:00 UTC)
Hazards
live firing, temporary prohibited area, dangerous navigation, restricted anchoring and fishing in part of area
Charts
61, 94 (INT 1411), 93 (INT 1044)

Contacts

Coast stations for this area

  • DSCDSC Station LyngbyJRCC DenmarkDenmarkMMSI 002191000VHF, MF232 NM from the areanamed in the warning
  • RCCJRCC DenmarkDenmark79 NM from the area
  • RCCMRCC BremenGermany153 NM from the area
  • RCCJRCC SwedenSweden176 NM from the area
  • DSCDSC Station BlaavandJRCC DenmarkDenmarkMMSI 002191000VHF 33, MF 153range 153 NM2 NM from the area
  • DSCDSC Station SyltMRCC BremenGermanyMMSI 002111240VHF 28range 28 NM41 NM from the area
  • DSCDSC Station VejleJRCC DenmarkDenmarkMMSI 002191000VHF 42range 42 NM48 NM from the area
  • DSCDSC Station BovbjergJRCC DenmarkDenmarkMMSI 002191000VHF 34range 34 NM56 NM from the area
  • DSCDSC Station AlsJRCC DenmarkDenmarkMMSI 002191000VHF 41range 41 NM63 NM from the area

Aids to navigation affected

  • Newly establishednorthern signal mast · by daylight: white flashing 60 flashes per minute; in darkne · 55° 37,24'N - 008° 07,04'E
  • Newly establishedsouthern signal mast · by daylight: white flashing 60 flashes per minute; in darkne · 55° 33,53'N - 008° 04,67'E

No aids-to-navigation list in the database yet; aids are shown as the warning names them.

Worked out automatically from the warning text on 05 Nov 2026, 00:47 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.

KeywordsDANGERprohibited areaFIRING

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