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Helicopter winching exercises in Baie de Douarnenez (Iroise)
ActiveReceived 02 Nov 2026, 08:44 UTC
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Area: IROISE
Locality: BAIE DE DOUARNENEZ
MILITARY_EXERCISE
Helicopter winching - Operation conducted from vessel SAPEUR
Do not hamper manoeuvres - Keep a distance of 500m from the vessel.
Area bounded by:
48-11.00N 004-30.00W
48-11.00N 004-21.00W
48-07.50N 004-21.00W
48-07.50N 004-30.00W
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ActiveMilitary helicopter winching operations are being conducted from the vessel SAPEUR in Baie de Douarnenez (Iroise). A rectangular exercise area is given by four positions. Do not hamper manoeuvres and keep a distance of 500 m from the vessel.
Do not hamper manoeuvres. Keep a distance of 500 m from the vessel and navigate with caution clear of the exercise area.
- Type
- Military exercise · severity moderate
- Feed
- Military exercises and firingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Baie de Douarnenez, Iroise
- Hazards
- helicopter winching, military exercise, restricted manoeuvring area
- Keep clear
- 0.27 NMRespecter une distance de 500m avec le navire.
Vessels involved
- SAPEUR · exercise vesselOn AISFranceTugUnder way using engineseen 3 min ago
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRCC EtelFranceMMSI 00227500061 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC JobourgFrance137 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC BrixhamUnited KingdomMMSI 002320013138 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Pointe du RazMRCC CorsenFranceMMSI 002275300VHF 24range 24 NM13 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station CorsenMRCC CorsenFranceMMSI 002275300VHF 27, MF 140range 140 NM18 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Pen MarchMRCC EtelFranceMMSI 002275000VHF 28range 28 NM24 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Stiff OuessantMRCC CorsenFranceMMSI 002275300VHF 33, MF 140range 140 NM28 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Batz IslandMRCC CorsenFranceMMSI 002275300VHF 27range 27 NM39 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 02 Nov 2026, 09:07 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.