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Cable-laying exclusion zone off Ouessant - anchoring, diving and fishing prohibited

No longer in forceReceived 20 Aug 2026, 08:40 UTCArchived 05 Oct 2026, 07:24 UTC

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Area: OUESSANT EXCLUSION_ZONES CELTIC INTERCONNECTOR PROJECT CABLE OPERATION ANCHORING, DIVING, AND FISHING ACTIVITIES (BOTH TOWED AND STATIONARY) ARE TEMPORARILY PROHIBITED IN A TEMPORARY REGULATED ZONE EXTENDING 1,000 METERS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CABLE INSTALLATION ROUTE. It is imperative to remove all fixed fishing gear within a 1000-meter radius on either side of the upstream points. Operations carried out by the vessels : CALYPSO OLYMPIC DELTA TSM BATZ TSM PENZER AETHRA ATHENA ARGO SEAPIPER ILE DE MOLENE Maintain a distance of 1000 meters around the vessels. area bounded by: 48-41.79N 004-07.46W 48-41.75N 004-05.74W 48-41.92N 004-05.66W 48-42.50N 004-05.67W 48-42.68N 004-05.60W 48-43.87N 004-05.62W 48-45.14N 004-06.91W 48-45.52N 004-08.69W 48-45.64N 004-10.03W 48-45.87N 004-10.70W 48-45.82N 004-13.12W 48-45.77N 004-17.44W 48-45.70N 004-18.07W 48-45.93N 004-19.98W 48-45.91N 004-22.51W 48-45.92N 004-23.04W 48-46.51N 004-25.44W 48-48.21N 004-30.84W 48-50.71N 004-38.77W 48-52.92N 004-45.81W 48-54.95N 004-52.30W 48-56.99N 004-58.77W 48-58.87N 005-05.01W 48-58.89N 005-05.64W 48-58.93N 005-07.58W 48-59.25N 005-10.04W 49-00.19N 005-11.53W 49-00.93N 005-12.50W 49-01.45N 005-14.40W 49-02.01N 005-16.80W 49-00.97N 005-17.38W 49-00.44N 005-14.97W 49-00.02N 005-13.52W 48-59.47N 005-12.81W 48-58.18N 005-10.83W 48-57.83N 005-07.58W 48-57.82N 005-05.76W 48-57.72N 005-05.20W 48-56.00N 004-59.49W 48-53.98N 004-53.00W 48-51.95N 004-46.54W 48-50.10N 004-40.65W 48-47.23N 004-31.53W 48-45.35N 004-25.57W 48-44.83N 004-23.39W 48-44.83N 004-22.51W 48-44.79N 004-19.75W 48-44.55N 004-18.02W 48-44.70N 004-17.12W 48-44.74N 004-13.13W 48-44.77N 004-11.01W 48-44.59N 004-10.52W 48-44.26N 004-08.16W 48-43.71N 004-07.47W 48-42.81N 004-07.25W 48-42.62N 004-07.34W 48-42.06N 004-07.30W 48-41.79N 004-07.46W

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Cable installation (Celtic Interconnector project) is in progress off Ouessant. Anchoring, diving and fishing (both towed and stationary) are temporarily prohibited within 1,000 metres either side of the cable route; fixed fishing gear must be removed within that zone. Multiple vessels are conducting operations; maintain 1,000 metres clearance around those vessels. A polygon of positions defines the temporary regulated zone.

Avoid the temporary regulated zone and remove fixed fishing gear within 1,000 metres either side of the cable route; maintain 1,000 metres distance around listed vessels and navigate with caution.

Type: Cable / pipeline work · severity moderate
Feed: Cable and pipeline operationsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
Location: Ouessant (offshore, Celtic Interconnector project area)
Hazards: cable laying operations, exclusion zone, restriction on anchoring, restriction on diving, restriction on fishing, vessels conducting operations
Keep clear: 0.54 NMMaintain a distance of 1000 meters around the vessels. ... prohibited in a temporary regulated zone extending 1,000 meters on either side of the cable installation route.

Vessels involved

CALYPSO · cable operation vessel
OLYMPIC DELTA · cable operation vessel
TSM BATZ · cable operation vessel
On AISFranceTugUnder way using engineseen 1 min ago
TSM PENZER · cable operation vessel
AETHRA · cable operation vessel
ATHENA · cable operation vessel
ARGO · cable operation vessel
SEAPIPER · cable operation vessel
ILE DE MOLENE · cable operation vessel

Coast stations for this area

RCCMRCC EtelFranceMMSI 00227500072 NM from the area
RCCMRSC BrixhamUnited KingdomMMSI 002320013104 NM from the area
RCCMRCC JobourgFrance106 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Batz IslandMRCC CorsenFranceMMSI 002275300VHF 27range 27 NM5 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station CorsenMRCC CorsenFranceMMSI 002275300VHF 27, MF 140range 140 NM31 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Stiff OuessantMRCC CorsenFranceMMSI 002275300VHF 33, MF 140range 140 NM39 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station BodicMRCC CorsenFranceMMSI 002275300VHF 25range 25 NM42 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Pointe du RazMRCC CorsenFranceMMSI 002275300VHF 24range 24 NM46 NM from the area

Worked out automatically from the warning text on 29 Sept 2026, 22:19 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.

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