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Firing exercise in Gulf of Izmir on 23 Oct
No longer in forceReceived 22 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTCArchived 23 Oct 2026, 10:43 UTC
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Positions open on the mapprompt include: "preserve every coordinate, number, date, bearing, vessel name, and abbreviation EXACTLY as written - do not convert units or reformat coordinates."
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No longer in forceA live firing training exercise will take place in the Gulf of Izmir on 23 Oct 2026 in the area bounded by the four positions listed. Activity is scheduled 0830Z-0930Z on 23 Oct 2026. The message notes it will be cancelled at 1030Z on 23 Oct 2026.
Avoid the defined area during the exercise period and navigate with caution. Keep a watch on VHF and comply with any instructions from authorities.
- Type
- Firing practice · severity high
- Feed
- Military exercises and firingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- İzmir Körfezi (Gulf of Izmir)
- Validity
- From 23 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC
Until 23 Oct 2026, 09:30 UTC23 EKİ 26 SAAT 0830Z-0930Z; BU BİLDİRİ 23 EKİ 26 SAAT 1030Z’DA YÜRÜRLÜKTEN KALDIRILACAKTIR. - Activity periods
- 23 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC - 23 Oct 2026, 09:30 UTC (firing training 0830Z-0930Z on 23 Oct 2026)
- Hazards
- live firing, restricted area
Coast stations for this area
- RCCJRCC PiraeusGreece144 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC VarnaBulgaria289 NM from the area
- RCCMSRCC AnkaraTurkey301 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station IzmirMSRCC AnkaraTurkeyMMSI 002715000MF22 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station KhiosJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000VHF 78range 78 NM29 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station MytiliniJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000VHF 84range 84 NM38 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station AyvalikMSRCC AnkaraTurkeyMMSI 002711000VHF49 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station DilektepeMSRCC AnkaraTurkeyMMSI 002713000VHF64 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 22 Oct 2026, 09:07 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.