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SÉCURITÉArchived

Received: 1 Oct 2026, 14:00Archived: 16 Oct 2026, 11:24Updated: 5 Nov 2026, 20:46

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Survey operations by R/SV Ramform Tethys in Israeli EEZ - keep clear

Research/survey vessel RAMFORM TETHYS (MMSI 311001859) with AIS active and status "Restricted Maneuverability" is conducting survey operations and gear/equipment deployment in the Israeli EEZ. Operations are reported from 01 Oct 2026 0100 UTC until 15 Oct 2026 2359 UTC in the area bounded by the listed coordinates. All ships are requested to keep a wide berth of 11 NM from the vessel.

Keep well clear of the survey vessel and its equipment; maintain a minimum 11 NM distance and navigate with caution.

Type: Survey operations · severity moderate
Feed: Survey operationsAll warnings of this kind on the map (contributors), or as an API feed: /api/v2/feeds/survey/
Location: Israeli EEZ
Validity: From 01 Oct 2026, 01:00 UTC
Until 16 Oct 2026, 01:00 UTCFROM 01 0100 UTC OCT 2026 UNTIL THE 15 2359 UTC OCT 2026 - CANCEL THIS MESSAGE ON 16 0100 UTC OCT 2026
Activity periods: 01 Oct 2026, 01:00 UTC - 15 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTC (survey and gear/equipment deployment daily during this period)
Hazards: survey operations, gear and equipment deployment, vessel with restricted maneuverability
Keep clear: 11 NMALL SHIPS SAILING IN THE AREA ARE REQUESTED TO KEEP WIDE BERTH OF 11 NM FROM THE R/SV ”RAMFORM TETHYS”

Vessels involved

RAMFORM TETHYS · survey vessel · MMSI 311001859

Coast stations for this area

RCCJRCC LarnacaCyprus156 NM from the area
RCCJRCC CairoEgypt214 NM from the area
RCCMSRCC AnkaraTurkey390 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station PissouriJRCC LarnacaCyprusMMSI 002091000VHF 50range 50 NM110 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station BaltimJRCC CairoEgyptMMSI 006221111VHF 27range 27 NM125 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station OlympusJRCC LarnacaCyprusMMSI 002091000VHF 120range 120 NM127 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Bourg-RashidJRCC CairoEgyptMMSI 006221111VHF 27range 27 NM133 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Ras El BarrJRCC CairoEgyptMMSI 006221113VHF 27range 27 NM137 NM from the area

Generated automatically from the warning text on 01 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.

Keywords

Operationssurvey operations
Geometry refsbounded, polygon
Geometry phrasesarea bounded, bounded by

Message content

ZCZC MA16 01 1400 UTC OCT 2026 JRCC LARNACA/CYPRUS RADIO/5BA NAV WRNG 291/26 ALL SHIPS BE ADVICED THAT R/SV ”RAMFORM TETHYS” (MMSI:311001859) WITH ACTIVATED AIS AND STATUS “RESTRICTED MANEUVERABILITY”, IS CONDUCTING SURVEY OPERATIONS IN ISRAELI EEZ. THE AFOREMENTIONED VESSEL WILL PERFORM GEAR AND EQUIPMENT DEPLOYMENT ON BEHALF OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL, FROM 01 0100 UTC OCT 2026 UNTIL THE 15 2359 UTC OCT 2026 IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES: 33 37.833N – 30 51.417E 33 05.000N – 32 58.333E 33 35.500N – 33 37.500E 33 32.000N – 33 45.000E 32 54.000N – 32 58.417E 33 27.583N – 30 46.967E ALL SHIPS SAILING IN THE AREA ARE REQUESTED TO KEEP WIDE BERTH OF 11 NM FROM THE R/SV ”RAMFORM TETHYS” CANCEL THIS MESSAGE ON 16 0100 UTC OCT 2026 NNNN

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