0060/26

SÉCURITÉ

Advisory: navigational warnings and research coordination in the Aegean Sea

InformationalReceived 16 Jan 2026, 00:00 UTC

Warning text

NAVTEX MARITIME WARNING NUMBER : 0060/26 AEGEAN SEA 1. FROM TIME TO TIME, SOME STATIONS BROADCAST NAVIGATIONAL WARNINGS COVERING THE CONTINENTAL SHELF IN THE AEGEAN SEA, THE LIMITS OF WHICH HAVE NOT YET BEEN DELIMITED BY THE COASTAL STATES. 2. ALL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES FALLING WITHIN MARITIME JURISDICTION AREAS MUST BE COORDINATED WITH THE TURKISH AUTHORITIES, WHO ARE THE RELEVANT COASTAL STATE.

Analysis

Informational

Some stations sometimes broadcast navigational warnings covering parts of the continental shelf in the Aegean Sea where limits have not been delimited between coastal states. All research activities within maritime jurisdiction areas must be coordinated with Turkish authorities, identified as the relevant coastal state. This message is advisory and gives no specific positions or times.

Be aware that undelimited continental shelf areas may be subject to navigational warnings; coordinate any research activity with Turkish authorities.

Type: Other · severity info
Location: Aegean Sea
Hazards: undelimited continental shelf navigational warnings, research activities requiring coordination

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.

KeywordsPSA

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