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Subsea cable-laying with divers in Strait of Messina until 11 Nov 2026
Activeuntil 11 Nov 2026, 23:59 UTC (in 10 days)Received 22 Oct 2026, 14:13 UTC
Warning text
Positions open on the mapCOASTAL WARNING NR. 565/26 OCT 22 3 RELEASE
STRAIT OF MESSINA
UNTIL NOVEMBER 11TH, 2026, MOTOR VESSELS LEONARDO DA VINCI
(IJVJ2 IMO 9857315), NORMAND PACIFIC (LAXI7 IMO 9491977),
PROVIDER (OXUG2), SUPPORTER I (9HC3984), DIVERS AND SMALL CRAFTS,
WILL CONDUCT SUBSEA CABLE-LAYING OPERATIONS IN AREA BOUNDED BY
FOLLOWING POINTS:
1. 38-13.144N 015-34.060E
2. 38-13.303N 015-34.466E
3. 38-13.395N 015-34.985E
4. 38-13.882N 015-35.839E
5. 38-13.369N 015-37.542E
6. 38-12.523N 015-38.031E
7. 38-12.149N 015-37.993E
8. 38-12.398N 015-37.322E
9. 38-13.007N 015-35.747E
10. 38-12.724N 015-34.566E
11. 38-12.913N 015-33.945E.
VESSELS IN TRANSIT BEWARE AND KEEP AT A DISTANCE NOT LESS THAN
500 MT FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED SHIPS TO BE CONSIDERED WITH
DIFFICULT MANEUVERABILITY
(BROADCAST VALID 01 NOV 2026 2330 TO 02 NOV 2026 2330 ITALIAN TIME.)
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Activeuntil 11 Nov 2026, 23:59 UTC (in 10 days)Multiple cable-laying and support vessels with divers will conduct subsea cable-laying operations in a bounded area of the Strait of Messina. Vessels transiting must keep a safe distance; the warning requests a minimum stand-off of 500 metres. Broadcast time noted 01 Nov 2026 2330 to 02 Nov 2026 2330 Italian time.
Vessels in transit beware and keep a distance of at least 500 m from the named vessels; navigate with caution and keep watch.
- Type
- Cable / pipeline work · severity moderate
- Feed
- Cable and pipeline operationsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Strait of Messina
- Validity
- Until 11 Nov 2026, 23:59 UTCUNTIL NOVEMBER 11TH, 2026. (BROADCAST VALID 01 NOV 2026 2330 TO 02 NOV 2026 2330 ITALIAN TIME.)
- Hazards
- subsea cable-laying, divers in water, vessels with difficult manoeuvrability
- Keep clear
- 0.27 NMKEEP AT A DISTANCE NOT LESS THAN 500 MT FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED SHIPS
Vessels involved
- LEONARDO DA VINCI · cable-laying vessel · call sign IJVJ2 · IMO 9857315
- NORMAND PACIFIC · support/cable vessel · call sign LAXI7 · IMO 9491977
- PROVIDER · support vessel · call sign OXUG2
- SUPPORTER I · support vessel/dive support · call sign 9HC3984
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRSC CataniaItaly49 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC Reggio CalabriaItaly88 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC PalermoItaly116 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Forte SpuriaMRSC CataniaItalyMMSI 002470002VHF 33range 33 NM4 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Capo dell’ArmiMRSC Reggio CalabriaItalyMMSI 002470002VHF 30range 30 NM17 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Punta StiloMRSC Reggio CalabriaItalyMMSI 002470002VHF 26range 26 NM50 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station M. MancusoMRSC Reggio CalabriaItalyMMSI 002470002VHF 70range 70 NM56 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Augusta Campolato AltoMRSC CataniaItalyMMSI 002470002VHF 32range 32 NM60 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 01 Nov 2026, 15:21 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.