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No longer in forceFloating anchored desalination pipeline near Algarve coast - keep 500 m clear
A 220 m pipeline is at the surface, anchored and marked with flashing lights every 15 m near the Algarve coast. Underwater works were suspended due to worsening weather and are planned to resume during 20 September 2026. Vessels must keep a safety distance, monitor VHF Ch16 and follow instructions from Maritime Police or the local support vessel. Four positions are given that outline the area of the pipeline.
Keep a safety distance of at least 500 metres from the support vessel and the pipeline, maintain continuous listening watch on VHF Channel 16 and follow instructions of Policia Maritima or the support vessel.
- Type
- Cable / pipeline work · severity moderate
- Feed
- Cable and pipeline operationsAll warnings of this kind on the map (contributors), or as an API feed: /api/v2/feeds/cables/
- Location
- Algarve coast (near given positions)
- Validity
- Until 20 Sept 2026, 23:59 UTCprevisto retomar durante o dia 20 de setembro de 2026
- Activity periods
- ? - 20 Sept 2026, 23:59 UTC (pipeline at surface until works resume during 20 Sep 2026 (as stated))
- Hazards
- floating anchored pipeline, surface obstruction, anchored structure with lights
- Keep clear
- 0.27 NMManter resguardo de segurança não inferior a 500 metros da embarcação de apoio e da tuabagem.
Contacts
- Canal 16 VHF · general listening and contact channel; follow instructions from Policia Maritima or support vessel
Vessels involved
- Unnamed · support vessel (unnamed)
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRSC HuelvaSpain60 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC CadizSpain95 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC AlmeriaSpain258 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station HuelvaMRSC HuelvaSpainMMSI 002241023VHF 35range 35 NM52 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station ChipionaMRCC TarifaSpainMMSI 002241023MF 150range 150 NM88 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station CadizMRSC CadizSpainMMSI 002241023VHF 35range 35 NM100 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station TarifaMRCC TarifaSpainMMSI 002241023VHF 35, MF 150range 150 NM140 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Malaga CCRMRCC TarifaSpainMMSI 002241023VHF 35, MFrange 35 NM174 NM from the area
Generated automatically from the warning text on 19 Oct 2026, 23:27 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.