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Unexploded pyrotechnic device reported off Biscarrosse (Cantabrico)

ActiveReceived 08 Jul 2025, 06:50 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 19,85 N / 001 30,55 W - LENGTH: 1,50 TO 3,30 METRES DEPENDING ON INTEGRITY - DIAMETER: 273 MM. NAVIGATORS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO ANCHOR, DREDGE OR TRAWL WITHIN A RADIUS OF 1200 METRES AROUND THIS POSITION. IN CASE OF RECOVERY, DO NOT HANDLE THE OBJECT, APPLY ORDER 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 near the approaches to Biscarrosse. Position given as 44 19,85 N / 001 30,55 W; length 1.50 to 3.30 m, diameter 273 mm. Mariners are asked not to anchor, dredge or trawl within 1200 metres of the position. If the object is recovered, do not handle it and contact CROSS ETEL by telephone 196 or VHF channel 16.

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 pyrotechnic device, submerged explosive

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