3794/2026
Received: 5 Nov 2026, 12:36Updated: 6 Nov 2026, 09:23
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ActiveA newer Survey operations is available:3799/2026
Towed sonar sea trials off La Ciotat (Provence) in designated zone 05-30
Sea trials: towed sonar being operated by named vessels in approaches to La Ciotat, Provence. Activity is within a polygon labelled zone 05-30 (coordinates given). Mariners are advised to navigate with caution and give a wide berth.
Navigate with caution and give a wide berth to the survey/towed sonar operations.
- Type
- Survey operations · severity moderate
- Feed
- Survey operationsAll warnings of this kind on the map (contributors), or as an API feed: /api/v2/feeds/survey/
- Location
- La Ciotat approaches, Provence (offshore coast)
- Hazards
- towed sonar, survey vessels, towed array
- Charts
- CARTE FR6951
Vessels involved
- GGIX · survey vessel / conducting towed sonar
- DRIX IXL · survey vessel / conducting towed sonar
- LET'S DOIX · survey vessel / conducting towed 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
Recurring series: Survey operations
Generated automatically from the warning text on 05 Nov 2026, 12:47 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.
Message content
Lang
Area: PROVENCE
Locality: LA CIOTAT APPROACHES
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