3510/2026
Sea trials with towed sonar off La Ciotat, 28 Sep-4 Oct
No longer in forceReceived 24 Sept 2026, 12:51 UTCArchived 05 Oct 2026, 01:04 UTC
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Area: PROVENCE
Locality: LA CIOTAT APPROACHES
Valid from 28 Sep 2026 00:00 UTC to 04 Oct 2026 23:59 UTC
SEA_TRIALS
ESSAIS SONAR TRACTE PAR LES NAVIRES GGIX - DRIX IXL - LET'S DOIX
DANS LA ZONE 05-30 DELIMITEE PAR :
43-10.00N 005-36.00E/43-10.00N 005-00.00E
43-00.00N 005-00.00E/43-00.00N 005-34.00E
43-02.40N 005-38.00E/42-56.50N 005-38.00E
42-56.50N 005-42.90E/43-02.80N 005-51.60E
LA COTE
(CARTE FR6951)
NAVIGUER AVEC PRUDENCE ET PRENDRE UN LARGE TOUR
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No longer in forceSea trials involving vessels towing sonar will take place in the approaches to La Ciotat (Provence). Activity applies in the polygon delimited by the listed positions between 28 Sep 2026 00:00 UTC and 04 Oct 2026 23:59 UTC. Mariners are advised to navigate with caution and give the area a wide berth.
Navigate with caution and give the area a wide berth as instructed.
- Type
- Survey operations · severity moderate
- Feed
- Survey operationsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- La Ciotat approaches, Provence
- Validity
- From 28 Sept 2026, 00:00 UTC
Until 04 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTCValid from 28 Sep 2026 00:00 UTC to 04 Oct 2026 23:59 UTC - Activity periods
- 28 Sept 2026, 00:00 UTC - 04 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTC (Sea trials - towed sonar operations)
- Hazards
- towed sonar / towed array, sea trials
- Charts
- FR6951
Vessels involved
- GGIX · sea trial vessel towing sonar
- DRIX IXL · sea trial vessel towing sonar
- LET'S DOIX · sea trial vessel towing sonar
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRSC GenovaItaly163 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC BarcelonaSpain189 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC LivornoItaly207 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station PlanierMRCC La GardeFranceMMSI 002275400VHF 21range 21 NM16 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station La GardeMRCC La GardeFranceMMSI 002275400VHF 23, MF 200range 200 NM18 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station CoudonMRCC La GardeFranceMMSI 002275400VHF 60range 60 NM25 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station PorqurollesMRCC La GardeFranceMMSI 002275400range 200 NM29 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Cap CamaratMRCC La GardeFranceMMSI 002275400VHF 30range 30 NM47 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 29 Sept 2026, 20:49 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.