3549/2026
PAN PANFiring exercise off Biscarosse (Bay of Biscay), 5-11 Oct 2026
No longer in forceReceived 02 Oct 2026, 06:56 UTCArchived 07 Oct 2026, 08:24 UTC
Warning text
Area: CANTABRICO
Locality: BISCAROSSE
FIRING_EXERCISE
PROGRAMME DU LUNDI 05 OCTOBRE AU DIMANCHE 11 OCTOBRE 2026.
PRIMO/ZONES DE TIRS. (TOUTES HEURES LOCALES - UTC+2)
DU MARDI 06 SEPTEMBRE AU DIMANCHE 11 OCTOBRE :
-ZONE DE TIR DE 02H00 A 13H00 DU 44°10N AU 44°30N DE LA COTE AU 001°41W
SECUNDO/ZONES DANGEREUSES. (TOUTES HEURES LOCALES - UTC+2)
-IL N'Y AURA PAS DE ZONE DANGEREUSE.
TERTIO/ POUR TOUS RENSEIGNEMENTS OU AUTORISATIONS PARTICULIERES, CONTACTER LE PC SAUVEGARDE MER DE DGA EM SITE LANDES (CENTRE ESSAIS MISSILES / MISSILES TESTING CENTER) PAR TELEPHONE AU 05.58.82.22.58, PAR BOITE VOCALE :
-05.58.82.22.42 : MESSAGES ENREGISTRES EN FRANÇAIS ;
-05.58.82.22.43 : AUTOMATED INFORMATION LINE IN ENGLISH;
-05.58.82.24.21 : LINEA DE INFORMACION AUTOMATICA EN ESPAÑOL.
LE PC SAUVEGARDE MER EST EGALEMENT JOIGNABLE SUR VHF MARINE CANAUX 16, 6 ET 10 - INDICATIF : CENTRE ESSAIS MISSILES / MISSILES TESTING CENTER.
Analysis
No longer in forceLive firing (missile testing) scheduled off Biscarosse in the Cantabrian/Bay of Biscay coast from 05 Oct to 11 Oct 2026. Daily firing periods are 02:00-13:00 local (UTC+2) between 44°10N and 44°30N from the coast to 001°41W. No separate dangerous areas will be established. Contact the Missiles Testing Center (PC Sauvegarde Mer) for information or authorisation.
Keep clear of the firing zone during stated hours and contact the Missiles Testing Center for information or permission. Maintain a listening watch on VHF channels 16, 6 or 10.
- Type
- Firing practice · severity high
- Feed
- Military exercises and firingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Cantabrico - Biscarosse (offshore, Bay of Biscay)
- Validity
- From 05 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC
Until 11 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTCPROGRAMME DU LUNDI 05 OCTOBRE AU DIMANCHE 11 OCTOBRE 2026. PRIMO/... (TOUTES HEURES LOCALES - UTC+2) DU MARDI 06 SEPTEMBRE AU DIMANCHE 11 OCTOBRE : -ZONE DE TIR DE 02H00 A 13H00 DU 44°10N AU 44°30N DE LA COTE AU 001°41W - Activity periods
- 05 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC - 11 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC (Daily 00:00-11:00 UTC (02:00-13:00 local UTC+2) between 44°10N and 44°30N from the coast to 001°41W)
- Hazards
- live firing, missile testing, dangerous area (firing zone)
Contacts
- 05.58.82.22.58 · PC Sauvegarde Mer - DGA EM Site Landes (Missiles Testing Center)
- 05.58.82.22.42 · Voicemail messages in French
- 05.58.82.22.43 · Automated information line in English
- 05.58.82.24.21 · Automated information line in Spanish
- VHF 16 · PC Sauvegarde Mer - Missiles Testing Center
- VHF 6 · PC Sauvegarde Mer - Missiles Testing Center
- VHF 10 · PC Sauvegarde Mer - Missiles Testing Center
- CENTRE ESSAIS MISSILES / MISSILES TESTING CENTER · Station name / VHF identity
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 02 Oct 2026, 07:07 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.