556/26
Research vessel anchoring multiparametric system in Southern Ionian Sea
No longer in forceReceived 19 Oct 2026, 21:21 UTCArchived 30 Oct 2026, 00:09 UTC
Warning text
Positions open on the mapCOASTAL WARNING NR.556/26 OCT 17
SOUTHERN IONIAN SEA
UNTIL OCTOBER 30TH, 2026, RESEARCH VESSEL LAURA BASSI (IBDS
IMO 9114256) WILL ANCHOR A MULTIPARAMETRIC SYSTEM IN POSITION
36-28.991N 015-49.356E
VESSELS IN TRANSIT BEWARE AND KEEP SECURITY DISTANCE
(BROADCAST VALID 17 OCT 2026 1930 TO 29 OCT 2026 1130 ITALIAN TIME.)
Location map
Open in the full mapAnalysis
No longer in forceCancelled by 563/26 (archived)
Research vessel LAURA BASSI will anchor a multiparametric system in the Southern Ionian Sea at the given position. Activity is reported from 17 October 2026 and stated to continue until 30 October 2026. A broadcast window is shown from 17 Oct 2026 1930 to 29 Oct 2026 1130 Italian time. Vessels in transit are warned to keep a security distance.
Vessels in transit should keep a security distance, navigate with caution and maintain a lookout.
- Type
- Survey operations · severity moderate
- Feed
- Survey operationsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Southern Ionian Sea (position 36-28.991N 015-49.356E)
- Validity
- From 17 Oct 2026, 19:30 UTC
Until 30 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTCUNTIL OCTOBER 30TH, 2026. (BROADCAST VALID 17 OCT 2026 1930 TO 29 OCT 2026 1130 ITALIAN TIME.) - Activity periods
- 17 Oct 2026, 19:30 UTC - 29 Oct 2026, 11:30 UTC (broadcast valid 17 Oct 2026 1930 to 29 Oct 2026 1130 Italian time (times shown as in message).)
- 17 Oct 2026, 19:30 UTC - 30 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTC (reported anchoring of multiparametric system until 30 October 2026)
- Hazards
- anchored multiparametric system, research vessel at anchor
Vessels involved
- LAURA BASSI · research vessel / anchoring multiparametric system · IMO 9114256
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRSC CataniaItaly70 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC Reggio CalabriaItaly165 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC PalermoItaly165 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Siracusa BelvedereMRSC CataniaItalyMMSI 002470002VHF 42range 42 NM47 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station AugustaMRSC CataniaItalyMMSI 002470002MF 200range 200 NM53 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Augusta Campolato AltoMRSC CataniaItalyMMSI 002470002VHF 32range 32 NM56 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station M. LauroMRSC CataniaItalyMMSI 002470002VHF 70range 70 NM61 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Gela C.po SopranoMRSC PalermoItalyMMSI 002470002VHF 25range 25 NM84 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 19 Oct 2026, 21:27 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.