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PAN PANDangerous drifting object off Constanta, Black Sea
No longer in forceReceived 05 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTCArchived 08 Oct 2026, 16:28 UTC
Warning text
Positions open on the mapBLACK SEA. ROMANIA. CONSTANTA. DRIFTING OBJECT.
Valid from 05 Oct 2026 00:00 UTC to 08 Oct 2026 16:00 UTC
1. A DANGEROUS DRIFTING OBJECT WAS OBSERVED ON 051100 UTC OCT26 IN POSITION
44-12,50 N 028-59,16 E
2. DUE TO CURRENTS AND WIND, THE GENERAL DRIFT OVER THE NEXT 72H IS TOWARDS THE EAST, THEN SOUTH-EAST UNTIL REACHING THE PARALLEL OF 44-10 N, AFTER WHICH THE DRIFT WILL CHANGE TOWARDS THE NORTH-EAST.
3. NAVIGATE WITH CAUTION AND KEEP A BERTH OF 2NM AWAY FROM THE OBJECT.
4. CANCEL THIS MESSAGE ON 081300 UTC OCT26.
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No longer in forceA dangerous drifting object was observed 05 Oct 2026 in the vicinity of Constanta, Romania at the given position. Currents and wind will move the object east then south-east until 44-10 N, after which drift is expected to change to the north-east. Mariners are advised to navigate with caution and keep a berth of 2 NM from the object. Message cancels itself on 08 Oct 2026 13:00 UTC.
Navigate with caution and keep a berth of 2 NM from the object.
- Type
- Drifting object · severity high
- Feed
- Wrecks, obstructions and drifting objectsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Black Sea, Constanta, Romania
- Validity
- From 05 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC
Until 08 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTCValid from 05 Oct 2026 00:00 UTC to 08 Oct 2026 16:00 UTC / CANCEL THIS MESSAGE ON 081300 UTC OCT26. - Activity periods
- 05 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC - 08 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC (Drifting object reported 05 Oct 11:00 UTC; general drift next 72h east then south-east until 44-10 N, then north-east.)
- Hazards
- dangerous drifting object
- Keep clear
- 2 NMKEEP A BERTH OF 2NM AWAY FROM THE OBJECT.
- Reported
- 05 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC (28 days ago)The object keeps drifting: the map shows an indicative drift circle that grows with time.
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRCC Constanta/Constanta Harbor MasterRomania39 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC VarnaBulgaria77 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC OdessaUkraine150 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Constanta, AgigeaMRCC Constanta/Constanta Harbor MasterRomaniaMMSI 002640570VHF 25, MF 400, HFrange 400 NM17 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Constanta, Sfintu GheorgheMRCC Constanta/Constanta Harbor MasterRomaniaMMSI 002640570VHF 24range 24 NM49 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Constanta, MahmudiaMRCC Constanta/Constanta Harbor MasterRomaniaMMSI 002640570VHF 43range 43 NM53 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station KaliakraMRCC VarnaBulgariaMMSI 002070812VHF 30range 30 NM55 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Varna RadioMRCC VarnaBulgariaMMSI 002070810VHF 53, MF 200range 200 NM72 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 07 Oct 2026, 12:38 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
KeywordsDANGER