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Unexploded pyrotechnic device reported off Biscarrosse

ActiveReceived 24 Jul 2026, 14:08 UTC

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Area: CANTABRICO Locality: APPROACHES TO BISCAROSSE SUBMERGED OBJECT NAVIGATORS ARE INFORMED OF THE PRESENCE OF AN UNEXPLODED PYROTECHNIC DEVICE: - POSITION (WGS84) 44 22,94 N / 001 45,97 W - LENGTH: 1,50 TO 3,30 METRES DEPENDING ON INTEGRITY - DIAMETER: APPROXIMATELY 280 MM. NAVIGATORS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO ANCHOR, DREDGE OR TRAWL WITHIN A RADIUS OF 1000 METRES AROUND THIS POSITION. IN CASE OF RECOVERY, DO NOT HANDLE THE OBJECT, APPLY DECREE 2002/23 OF 15 MAY 2002 AND CONTACT CROSS ETEL ON TEL 196 OR VHF CHANNEL 16.

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An unexploded pyrotechnic device has been reported submerged in the approaches to Biscarrosse (Cantabrico) at the given WGS84 position. The object is 1.50 to 3.30 m long and about 280 mm in diameter. Mariners are asked not to anchor, dredge or trawl within 1000 metres of the position and to not handle the object if recovered.

Type: Wreck / obstruction · severity critical
Feed: Wrecks, obstructions and drifting objectsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
Location: Approaches to Biscarrosse (Cantabrico)
Hazards: unexploded ordnance, submerged explosive device

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