NW-P-1401-26

Uncrewed surface vessel operations in Juan de Fuca Strait and Victoria Harbour

No longer in forceReceived 13 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTCArchived 17 Oct 2026, 00:28 UTC

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NW-P-1401-26 Date 2026-10-13 17:14 UTC To 2026-10-17 00:00 UTC Status Published Title Waterway Information - USV Operations Areas Juan de Fuca Strait Victoria Harbour Categories Waterway Information (Other) Description Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) will be operating between Coast Marina, Victoria Harbour to Race Rocks Ecological Reserve and Brotchie Lighthouse. DataXplorer USVs are 3.3m long, red and white in colour and are equipped with AIS. Hours of operation Oct 14 1500UTC to Oct 17 0000UTC. Call operators at 1-833-667-6268 for any questions or concerns. Position Centroid : 48° 20.825'N 123° 28.426'W (Operational Area 2) Pt 1: 48° 22.882'N 123° 28.356'W Pt 2: 48° 21.813'N 123° 25.431'W Pt 3: 48° 18.665'N 123° 28.685'W Pt 4: 48° 19.953'N 123° 31.322'W Centroid : 48° 24.248'N 123° 23.358'W (Operational Area 1) Pt 1: 48° 24.795'N 123° 23.687'W Pt 2: 48° 24.142'N 123° 24.298'W Pt 3: 48° 23.698'N 123° 23.020'W Pt 4: 48° 24.361'N 123° 22.426'W Charts 3410(WGS84), 3412(WGS84)

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Uncrewed Surface Vessels (DataXplorer USVs) will operate between Coast Marina, Victoria Harbour and Race Rocks Ecological Reserve / Brotchie Lighthouse. USVs are 3.3 m long, red and white and equipped with AIS. Operations are scheduled from 14 Oct 2026 1500 UTC until 17 Oct 2026 0000 UTC. Contact operators at 1-833-667-6268 for questions or concerns.

Keep a sharp lookout for small USVs, monitor AIS, navigate with caution and avoid close approaches. Contact operators at 1-833-667-6268 for questions or to report concerns.

Type: Survey operations · severity moderate
Feed: Survey operationsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
Location: Juan de Fuca Strait, Victoria Harbour (from Coast Marina to Race Rocks Ecological Reserve and Brotchie Lighthouse)
Validity: From 13 Oct 2026, 17:14 UTC
Until 17 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC2026-10-13 17:14 UTC To 2026-10-17 00:00 UTC. Hours of operation Oct 14 1500UTC to Oct 17 0000UTC.
Activity periods: 14 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC - 17 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC (USV operations (continuous during this period))
Hazards: small uncrewed surface vessels (USVs)
Charts: 3410(WGS84), 3412(WGS84)

Contacts

1-833-667-6268 · USV operators

Vessels involved

DataXplorer USV · USV / survey vessel

Coast stations for this area

RCCJRCC VictoriaCanada5 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station HelmckenJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160011VHF 40range 40 NM5 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Mount NewtonJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160011VHF 40range 40 NM16 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Mount ParkeJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160011VHF 40range 40 NM30 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Annacis IslandJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160011VHF 40range 40 NM56 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Bowen IslandJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160011VHF 40range 40 NM60 NM from the area

Worked out automatically from the warning text on 13 Oct 2026, 17:38 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.

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