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PAN PANArchivedReceived: 16 Oct 2026, 00:00Archived: 18 Oct 2026, 13:04Updated: 6 Nov 2026, 01:44
analysis
No longer in forceNaval artillery firing exercise off Portugal west coast on 18 Oct
A live naval artillery (gunfiring) exercise will be carried out by warship NRP 'VIANA DO CASTELO' off the west coast of Portugal. The exercise area is the rectangle bounded by the four positions given. Activity is scheduled on 18 Oct 2026 from 0800 to 1000 UTC. Mariners are asked to give a wide berth to the area.
Give the exercise area a wide berth and navigate with caution; keep watch and avoid the marked area during the stated times.
- 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
- Portugal west coast (area bounded by the positions listed)
- Validity
- From 18 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC
Until 18 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC18OCT26, FROM 0800 TO 1000 UTC - Activity periods
- 18 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC - 18 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC (Naval artillery live gunfiring by warship NRP 'VIANA DO CASTELO')
- Hazards
- live gunfire, restricted exercise area
Vessels involved
- NRP 'VIANA DO CASTELO' · warship (conducting firing)
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRSC HuelvaSpain107 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC CadizSpain156 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC VigoSpain255 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station HuelvaMRSC HuelvaSpainMMSI 002241023VHF 35range 35 NM102 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station ChipionaMRCC TarifaSpainMMSI 002241023MF 150range 150 NM147 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station CadizMRSC CadizSpainMMSI 002241023VHF 35range 35 NM163 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station TarifaMRCC TarifaSpainMMSI 002241023VHF 35, MF 150range 150 NM202 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Malaga CCRMRCC TarifaSpainMMSI 002241023VHF 35, MFrange 35 NM227 NM from the area
Generated automatically from the warning text on 16 Oct 2026, 12:08 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.
Keywords
- Operationswide berth requested
- Military OperationsFIRING
Message content
NORTH ATLANTIC - PORTUGAL-CONTINENTAL PORTUGAL-WEST COAST
18OCT26, FROM 0800 TO 1000 UTC,
WILL BE CONDUCTED A
NAVALARTILLERY LIVE GUNFIRING
EXERCISE BY WARSHIP NRP 'VIANA
DO CASTELO',IN THE FOLLOWING
AREA:38-00.00N /
009-00.00W38-10.00N /
009-00.00W38-00.00N /
009-12.00W38-10.00N /
009-12.00WWIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
POSITION: 38-00.00N 009-00.00W
POSITION: 38-10.00N 009-00.00W
POSITION: 38-00.00N 009-12.00W
POSITION: 38-10.00N 009-12.00W