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PAN PANArchivedReceived: 7 Oct 2026, 06:00Archived: 13 Oct 2026, 14:09Updated: 5 Nov 2026, 20:46
analysis
No longer in forceNaval joint gun firing exercise off Cyprus on 13 Oct 2026
A naval joint gun firing exercise will take place on 13 Oct 2026 in a rectangular area off Cyprus bounded by four coordinates given. The exercise will run between 0700 and 1000 UTC and the warning is self-cancelling at 1100 UTC the same day. The area is described as dangerous for navigation.
Avoid the exercise area and navigate clear of the coordinates during the stated period. Maintain a safe lookout and comply with instructions from authorities.
- 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
- Area bounded by coordinates off Cyprus (Larnaca area)
- Validity
- From 13 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC
Until 13 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTCWILL BE EXECUTED ON 13 OCT 2026 BETWEEN 0700 6 1000 UTC ... CANCEL THIS MESSAGE ON 13 1100 UTC OCT 2026. - Activity periods
- 13 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC - 13 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC (naval joint gun firing exercise 0700-1000 UTC on 13 Oct 2026)
- Hazards
- naval gun firing, dangerous area for navigation
Contacts
- JRCC LARNACA/CYPRUS RADIO/5BA · issuing authority
Coast stations for this area
- RCCJRCC LarnacaCyprus28 NM from the area
- RCCJRCC CairoEgypt284 NM from the area
- RCCMSRCC AnkaraTurkey324 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station KioniaJRCC LarnacaCyprusMMSI 002091000VHF 100range 100 NM23 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station PissouriJRCC LarnacaCyprusMMSI 002091000VHF 50range 50 NM28 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Cyprus RadioJRCC LarnacaCyprusMMSI 002091000VHF, MF 200, HFrange 200 NM30 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station OlympusJRCC LarnacaCyprusMMSI 002091000VHF 120range 120 NM30 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station AnamurMSRCC AnkaraTurkeyMMSI 002713000VHF94 NM from the area
Generated automatically from the warning text on 07 Oct 2026, 14:07 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.
Keywords
- Geometry refsbounded, polygon
- Dangerous AreaDANGER
- Geometry phrasesarea bounded, bounded by
- Military OperationsFIRING
Message content
ZCZC MA32
07 0600 UTC OCT 2026
JRCC LARNACA/CYPRUS RADIO/5BA
NAV WRNG 297/26
NAVAL JOINT GUN FIRING EXERCISE WILL BE EXECUTED ON 13 OCT 2026 BETWEEN 0700 – 1000 UTC IN AREA BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES :
34 32.667Ν, 033 14.0Ε
34 32.667N, 033 20.0Ε
34 27.650Ν, 033 20.0Ε
34 27.650Ν, 033 14.0Ε
THE AREA IS DANGEROUS FOR NAVIGATION.
CANCEL THIS MESSAGE ON 13 1100 UTC OCT 2026.
JRCC LARNACA/CYPRUS RADIO/5BA
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