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Reports of mines laid off Odessa, Ochakov, Chernomorsk and Yuzhnyy (Black Sea)
Warning text
AnalysisNotable
ActiveReports indicate mines have been laid off the ports of Odessa, Ochakov, Chernomorsk and Yuzhnyy in the Black Sea. These mines may break from their moorings and become drifting mines, posing a navigation hazard. Vessels are urged to maintain sharp lookouts and report any mines or mine-like objects to Turkish authorities by VHF CH16, telephone and email.
Maintain sharp lookouts for drifting mines and mine-like objects and report sightings immediately to Turkish Radio (VHF CH16) and the listed SAR, Naval and Coast Guard contacts.
Background (general knowledge, not from the warning)
In the context of the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict, reports of mines laid near Ukrainian Black Sea ports were widely circulated and posed a hazard to international shipping. Mines laid in port approaches can break from moorings and drift, creating unpredictable danger areas extending along sea lanes. Coastal states and mariners commonly issue warnings and reporting instructions to mitigate risk and to coordinate clearance and search efforts. The warning reflects a regional security-related hazard with potential wider maritime safety and economic implications.
- Type
- Drifting object · severity critical
- Feed
- Wrecks, obstructions and drifting objectsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Black Sea, off the ports of Odessa, Ochakov, Chernomorsk and Yuzhnyy
- Hazards
- laid mines, drifting mines, mine-like objects
Contacts
- KANAL-16 · Turkish Radio reporting channel
- 00903122324783 · Ana Arama Kurtarma Koordinasyon Merkezi (Main SAR Coordination Centre)
- [email protected] · Main SAR Coordination Centre
- [email protected] · Main SAR Coordination Centre
- 00903124032222 · Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı (Naval Forces Command)
- [email protected] · Naval Forces Command
- 00903124164801 · Sahil Güvenlik Komutanlığı (Coast Guard Command)
- [email protected] · Coast Guard Command
- TÜRK RADYO · Reporting station (VHF channel listed separately)
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 31 Oct 2026, 05:47 UTC; the background is general knowledge, not from the warning. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.