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PAN PANFiring exercise in Akrotiri sea area, south coast, 5-16 Oct
No longer in forceReceived 02 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTCArchived 16 Oct 2026, 11:24 UTC
Warning text
Positions open on the mapZCZC MA27
02 1400 UTC OCT 2026
JRCC LARNACA/CYPRUS RADIO/5BA
NAV WRNG 294/26
SOUTH COAST
AKROTIRI SEA AREA
FIRING EXERCISE WILL TAKE PLACE ON:
05 – 07 OCT 2026 BETWEEN 0430 – 2100 UTC,
08 OCT 2026 BETWEEN 0430 – 1200 UTC
AND 12 – 16 OCT 2026 BETWEEN 0430 – 1200 UTC,
IN AREA BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES:
34-34.170N 032-56.477E (SHORE)
34-32.602N 032-56.199E
34-32.667N 032-58.046E
34-34.162N 032-57.627E (SHORE)
THIS AREA IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR NAVIGATION.
CANCEL THIS MESSAGE ON 16 1300 UTC OCTOBER 2026 .
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No longer in forceLive firing exercises will take place in an area off the south coast (Akrotiri sea area). Activity is scheduled 05-07 Oct 2026 0430-2100 UTC, 08 Oct 0430-1200 UTC, and 12-16 Oct 0430-1200 UTC. The area bounded by the listed coordinates is described as very dangerous for navigation.
Avoid the defined area; navigate well clear and maintain caution as area is very dangerous for navigation.
- Type
- Firing practice · severity high
- Feed
- Military exercises and firingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- South coast, Akrotiri sea area
- Validity
- From 05 Oct 2026, 04:30 UTC
Until 16 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC05 - 07 OCT 2026 BETWEEN 0430 - 2100 UTC, 08 OCT 2026 BETWEEN 0430 - 1200 UTC AND 12 - 16 OCT 2026 BETWEEN 0430 - 1200 UTC. CANCEL THIS MESSAGE ON 16 1300 UTC OCTOBER 2026. - Activity periods
- 05 Oct 2026, 04:30 UTC - 07 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC (05-07 Oct 2026 between 0430-2100 UTC)
- 08 Oct 2026, 04:30 UTC - 08 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC (08 Oct 2026 between 0430-1200 UTC)
- 12 Oct 2026, 04:30 UTC - 16 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC (12-16 Oct 2026 between 0430-1200 UTC)
- Hazards
- live firing, dangerous area for navigation
Contacts
- JRCC LARNACA/CYPRUS RADIO/5BA · Issuing authority
Coast stations for this area
- RCCJRCC LarnacaCyprus38 NM from the area
- RCCJRCC CairoEgypt281 NM from the area
- RCCMSRCC AnkaraTurkey322 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station PissouriJRCC LarnacaCyprusMMSI 002091000VHF 50range 50 NM13 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station OlympusJRCC LarnacaCyprusMMSI 002091000VHF 120range 120 NM23 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station KioniaJRCC LarnacaCyprusMMSI 002091000VHF 100range 100 NM24 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Cyprus RadioJRCC LarnacaCyprusMMSI 002091000VHF, MF 200, HFrange 200 NM33 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station AnamurMSRCC AnkaraTurkeyMMSI 002713000VHF91 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 02 Oct 2026, 16:18 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.