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Received: 2 Nov 2026, 18:00Active until: 27 Dec 2026, 00:01Updated: 5 Nov 2026, 20:46

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Activeuntil 27 Dec 2026, 00:01 UTC (in 51 days)

Cable-laying operations inside Cyprus EEZ by M/V SOPHIE GERMAIN, 03 Nov-27 Dec

Underwater cable-laying operations will be conducted inside the Republic of Cyprus EEZ by M/V SOPHIE GERMAIN from 03 Nov 2026 until 27 Dec 2026. Operations are within an area bounded by multiple coordinates given in the warning. A temporary yellow special mark with yellow flash will be used and removed before mission end. Vessels must keep a 2 NM berth and fishing vessels must avoid laying nets in the area.

Keep a wide berth of 2 NM from the operations area; fishing vessels must avoid laying nets within the area. Navigate with caution and keep clear of the marked area.

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: EEZ of the Republic of Cyprus (area bounded by listed coordinates)
Validity: From 03 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC
Until 27 Dec 2026, 00:01 UTCFROM 03 NOV 2026 UNTIL 27 DEC 2026. CANCEL THIS MESSAGE ON 27 0001UTC DEC 2026
Activity periods: 03 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC - 27 Dec 2026, 00:01 UTC (cable-laying operations)
Hazards: underwater cable laying, temporary special mark with yellow flash, possible cable on seabed
Keep clear: 2 NMALL VESSELS ARE REQUESTED TO KEEP WIDE BIRTH OF 2NM

Contacts

JRCC LARNACA/CYPRUS RADIO/5BA · issuing station

Vessels involved

M/V “SOPHIE GERMAIN” · cable ship · call sign FMUQ · MMSI 228438600
On AISFranceOtherRestricted manoeuvrabilityseen 17 min ago

Coast stations for this area

RCCJRCC LarnacaCyprus15 NM from the areanamed in the warning
RCCJRCC CairoEgypt297 NM from the area
RCCMSRCC AnkaraTurkey313 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station KioniaJRCC LarnacaCyprusMMSI 002091000VHF 100range 100 NM14 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Cyprus RadioJRCC LarnacaCyprusMMSI 002091000VHF, MF 200, HFrange 200 NM19 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station OlympusJRCC LarnacaCyprusMMSI 002091000VHF 120range 120 NM28 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station PissouriJRCC LarnacaCyprusMMSI 002091000VHF 50range 50 NM34 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station AnamurMSRCC AnkaraTurkeyMMSI 002713000VHF85 NM from the area

Aids to navigation affected

Newly establishedtemporary yellow special mark · yellow flash

No aids-to-navigation list in the database yet; aids are shown as the warning names them.

Generated automatically from the warning text on 03 Nov 2026, 15:08 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.

Keywords

Operationscable laying, cable laying operation
Geometry refsbounded, circle_radius, polygon
Geometry phrasesarea bounded, bounded by, within

Message content

ZCZC MA84 02 1800 UTC NOV 2026 JRCC LARNACA/CYPRUS RADIO/5BA NAV WRNG 336/26 UNDERWATER CABLE LAYING OPERATIONS CONNECTING CYPRUS AND LEBANON WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE VESSEL Μ/V “SOPHIE GERMAIN” (MMSI: 228438600, CALL SIGN: FMUQ), WITHIN THE EEZ OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS FROM 03 NOV 2026 UNTIL 27 DEC 2026, IN AREA BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES: 34°44.00’N -033°22.25’E 34°37.00’N -033°26.00’E 34°31.50’N -033°42.00’E 34°36.00’N -033°57.00’E 34°27.00’N -034°25.00’E 34°18.50’N -034°39.00’E 34°21.75’N -034°42.25’E 34°31.10’N -034°27.00’E 34°40.25’N -033°57.25’E 34°36.00’N -033°42.00’E 34°40.00’N -033°29.50’E 34°46.00’N -033°26.00’E YELLOW SPECIAL MARK AND YELLOW FLASH WILL BE USED TEMPORARILY AND PICKED-UP BEFORE THE END OF MISSION. ALL VESSELS ARE REQUESTED TO KEEP WIDE BIRTH OF 2NM FISHING VESSELS ARE REQUESTED TO AVOID LAYING NETS WITHIN THE AFFOREMENTIONED AREA CANCEL THIS MESSAGE ON 27 0001UTC DEC 2026 NNNN

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