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Gunnery firing exercises in part of the Aegean Sea (polygon listed)
Activeuntil 31 Dec 2026, 17:00 UTC (in 60 days)Received 31 Dec 2025, 00:00 UTC
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Positions open on the mapNAVAREA III 1326/25
AEGEAN SEA
1. FIRING EXERCISES, FROM 01 JAN TO 14 JUN 26 AND FROM 16 SEP TO 31 DEC 26 FROM 0500Z TO 1600Z,
A) EXCEPT WEEKENDS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS,
B) EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING DATES:
01 JAN 26, 06 JAN 26, 23 FEB 26, 25 MAR 26, 10 APR 26, 11 APR 26, 12 APR 26, 13 APR 26, 01 MAY 26, 01 JUN 26, 28 OCT 26, 21 NOV 26, 24 DEC 26, 25 DEC 26, 26 DEC 26, 31 DEC 26.
IN AREA BOUNDED BY:
37 27.00 N - 026 17.00 E
37 08.50 N - 026 27.50 E
37 05.00 N - 026 09.00 E
37 24.00 N - 026 00.00 E
37 24.00 N - 026 04.00 E
CAUTION ADVISED.
2. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE CANCELLED ON 31 DEC 26 AT 1700Z.
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Activeuntil 31 Dec 2026, 17:00 UTC (in 60 days)Firing exercises will take place in a polygon in the Aegean Sea. Exercises occur 0500-1600Z from 01 Jan to 14 Jun 2026 and from 16 Sep to 31 Dec 2026, except weekends, national holidays and the listed exclusion dates. The message will be cancelled on 31 Dec 2026 at 1700Z.
Keep well clear of the exercise area during announced exercise times; navigate with caution and maintain a sharp lookout.
- Type
- Firing practice · severity high
- Feed
- Military exercises and firingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Aegean Sea (area bounded by listed positions)
- Validity
- From 01 Jan 2026, 05:00 UTC
Until 31 Dec 2026, 17:00 UTCFROM 01 JAN TO 14 JUN 26 AND FROM 16 SEP TO 31 DEC 26 FROM 0500Z TO 1600Z ... THIS MESSAGE WILL BE CANCELLED ON 31 DEC 26 AT 1700Z - Activity periods
- 01 Jan 2026, 05:00 UTC - 14 Jun 2026, 16:00 UTC (Daily 0500-1600Z except weekends, national holidays and listed exclusion dates)
- 16 Sept 2026, 05:00 UTC - 31 Dec 2026, 16:00 UTC (Daily 0500-1600Z except weekends, national holidays and listed exclusion dates)
- Hazards
- live firing, gunnery exercises
Coast stations for this area
- RCCJRCC PiraeusGreece128 NM from the area
- RCCMSRCC AnkaraTurkey342 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC VarnaBulgaria353 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station PatmosJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000VHF 46range 46 NM15 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station DilektepeMSRCC AnkaraTurkeyMMSI 002713000VHF47 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station IzmirMSRCC AnkaraTurkeyMMSI 002715000MF50 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station KazakinMSRCC AnkaraTurkeyMMSI 002713000VHF53 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station KhiosJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000VHF 78range 78 NM57 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 31 Oct 2026, 06:09 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.