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Unexploded ordnance area off Biscarosse (Cantabrico)

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Area: CANTABRICO Locality: OFF BISCAROSSE EXPLOSIVE DEVICE PRESENCE OF UNEXPLODED OBJECTS DO NOT ANCHOR, DREDGE OR TRAWL IN THIS AREA. 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. area bounded by: 44-21.00N 001-22.00W 44-21.00N 001-18.00W 44-18.00N 001-18.00W 44-18.00N 001-22.00W

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Explosive devices / unexploded ordnance reported in an area off Biscarosse (Cantabrico). Vessels are instructed not to anchor, dredge or trawl inside the defined polygon. If an object is recovered do not handle it and follow decree 2002/23 of 15 May 2002. Contact CROSS ETEL on telephone 196 or VHF channel 16.

Type: Wreck / obstruction · severity high
Feed: Wrecks, obstructions and drifting objectsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
Location: Cantabrico, off Biscarosse (Large de Biscarosse)
Hazards: unexploded ordnance, explosive device

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