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Research vessel GAIA BLU conducting current meter maintenance and CTD sampling in southern Tyrrhenian / Sicily Strait / southern Ionian
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Analysis
No longer in forceFrom 13 to 29 October 2026 the research vessel GAIA BLU will carry out maintenance of current meter chains and CTD sampling in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea, the Strait of Sicily and the southern Ionian Sea. Vessels in transit are advised to keep a safety distance of not less than 1 NM from GAIA BLU. Broadcast validity given from 11 Oct 2026 2330 to 29 Oct 2026 2330 Italian time.
Keep a safety distance of not less than 1 NM from the research vessel GAIA BLU and navigate with caution in the area.
- Type
- Survey operations · severity moderate
- Feed
- Survey operationsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Southern Tyrrhenian Sea, Sicily Strait, Southern Ionian Sea
- Validity
- From 13 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC
Until 29 Oct 2026, 23:30 UTCFROM 13 TO 29 OCTOBER, 2026 ... (BROADCAST VALID 11 OCT 2026 2330 TO 29 OCT 2026 2330 ITALIAN TIME.) - Activity periods
- 13 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC - 29 Oct 2026, 23:30 UTC (Research vessel GAIA BLU maintenance of current meter chains and CTD samplings (dates as given))
- Hazards
- current meter maintenance, CTD sampling, restricted proximity to research vessel
- Keep clear
- 1 NMKEEP A SAFETY DISTANCE NOT LESS THAN 1NM FROM GAIA BLU.
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.