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- 344/2026Survey operations
Scientific survey operations in Bassin d'Arcachon (Cantabrico), 3 Oct-15 Nov 2026
Activeuntil 15 Nov 2026, 23:59 UTC (in 24 h)
Le Banc Vert beacon (Laïta) changed to starboard lateral, Iroise (Pouldu)
ActiveAids to navigationLangLeading light sectors changed at Port de l'Aber-Wrac'h (Ouessant)
ActiveAids to navigationLangSnagged anchor and cables reported in Iroise
ActiveNavigational hazardLangScientific moorings deployed south of Belle-Île; keep 100 m clear
ActiveOffshore operationsLangTemporary starboard lateral buoy established off Pointe Saint-Gildas (Yeu)
ActiveAids to navigationLangTemporary port‑hand buoy established off Pointe Saint-Gildas, Yeu
ActiveAids to navigationLangLight at Rochebonne (Royan) operating with reduced range
ActiveAids to navigationLangSubmerged objects in Anse de Camaret (Iroise) - avoid anchoring, dredging or trawling
ActiveWreck / obstructionLangSandbanks reported beside access channel to Port of Ars-en-Ré near buoy No.14
ActiveNavigational hazardLangOceanographic moorings southwest of Belle-Île; avoid marked buoys
ActiveOffshore operationsLangPort of Morlaix: lockage at 1 hour after HW cancelled for tides coef. <=70
ActivePort / channel noticeLang- 269/2026PAN PAN
Dangerous wreck off Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Cantabrian Sea
ActiveWreck / obstructionLang - 268/2026PAN PAN
Damaged port-hand beacon off Saint-George-de-Didonne (Rochebonne)
ActiveAids to navigationLang Temporary change to Portzic light sectors and ranges in the Goulet de Brest
ActiveAids to navigationLangPort Maria lighthouse sectors being checked, Quiberon Bay
ActiveAids to navigationLangRestriction zones to be activated off Biarritz (Cantabrico)
ActiveRestricted areaLangLesconil access channel heavily silted (Iroise)
ActiveNavigational hazardLangExclusion zone around Fort Boyard (Rochebonne) - navigation, anchoring and diving prohibited
ActiveRestricted areaLangUnexploded pyrotechnic device reported off Biscarrosse
ActiveWreck / obstructionLangSubmerged object and buoy off Biscarrosse - navigation prohibited within 500 m
ActiveNavigational hazardLangTemporary lateral buoys established off La Palmyre (Rochebonne)
ActiveAids to navigationLangUnexploded ordnance reported off Biscarosse, Cantabrico
ActiveWreck / obstructionLangSubmerged yellow inflatable structure moored off Biscarosse - keep 600 m
ActiveWreck / obstructionLangFishing vessel aground at south breakwater, Port de La Cotinière (Île d'Oléron)
ActiveWreck / obstructionLangScientific buoy apparatus deployed near Ile de Kervouroc and Ile de Béniguet (Iroise)
ActiveSurvey operationsLangSandbank near Morgat harbour entrance (Iroise)
ActiveNavigational hazardLangSubmerged red and yellow parachute-equipped objects off Biscarosse
ActiveWreck / obstructionLangLost white subsurface mooring buoy near Belle-Île, Port Maria
ActiveAids to navigationLang- 243/2026PAN PAN
Dangerous stranded sailboat off Ile de Sein (Iroise)
ActiveWreck / obstructionLang Anchors and chain slipped near approaches to Ile de Groix (Iroise)
ActiveDrifting objectLangSubmerged fishing net reported in Loire approaches (Yeu area)
ActiveDrifting objectLangScientific buoy deployed off Rochebonne (Hourtin) from 26 May 2026
ActiveSurvey operationsLang- 230/2026PAN PAN
Explosive device hazard off Mimizan / Biscarrosse (Cantabrico)
ActiveDrifting objectLang - 229/2026PAN PAN
Submerged red-and-yellow objects off Biscarosse, Cantabrico
ActiveNavigational hazardLang - 227/2026PAN PAN
Sunken 7m sailing vessel reported near Glénan, Iroise
ActiveWreck / obstructionLang Beacon 7 topmark missing near Rivière d'Auray (Iroise)
ActiveAids to navigationLangSouth cardinal buoy ALGO 1 off-position south of Lesconil (Iroise)
ActiveAids to navigationLang- 221/2026PAN PAN
Submerged fishing net reported off Ouessant
ActiveDrifting objectLang Buoy topmark missing at La Petite Fourche, Aber-Wrac'h approaches
ActiveAids to navigationLangFloating tethered scientific instrument off Bayonne, Cantabrian Sea
ActiveDrifting objectLang- 211/2026SÉCURITÉ
Lights unreliable at Yeu-Noirmoutier wind farm; temporary and permanent lights coexist
ActiveAids to navigationLang Special-mark wave buoy missing off Oléron (Rochebonne)
ActiveAids to navigationLang- 204/2026PAN PAN
Buoy/topmark damaged off Île d'Ouessant
ActiveAids to navigationLang Submerged object marked by orange buoy off Biscarosse (Cantabrico)
ActiveWreck / obstructionLangFour special-mark buoys established marking Basefusco (Lanester) perimeter, Iroise
ActiveAids to navigationLangDamaged port-hand beacon at Plouescat (Port de Porsguen), Ouessant area
ActiveAids to navigationLangBuoy No.6 moved off Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie (YEU area)
ActiveAids to navigationLangLight characteristics changed in Saint-Gilles Croix de Vie channel
ActiveAids to navigationLangNavigation prohibited in Baie de Douarnenez (Iroise)
ActiveRestricted areaLang