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Hydrographic survey operations in Black Sea area off Romania, April-Oct 2026
No longer in forceReceived 27 Mar 2026, 13:47 UTCArchived 30 Oct 2026, 23:03 UTC
Warning text
Positions open on the mapBLACK SEA. ROMANIA. MARITIME HYDROGRAPHIC ACTIVITIES.
Valid from 27 Mar 2026 00:00 UTC to 30 Oct 2026 23:00 UTC
1. BETWEEN 01 APR26 â 30 OCT26, HYDROGRAPHIC MARINE ACTIVITIES ARE BEING CONDUCTED IN AREA BOUNDED BY:
43-57,87 N 028-38,92 E
43-58,99 N 028-39,47 E
43-58,21 N 028-42,47 E
44-03,61 N 030-02,47 E
44-05,62 N 030-13,76 E
44-03,99 N 030-25,24 E
44-03,71 N 030-35,78 E
44-02,63 N 030-35,72 E
44-02,91 N 030-25,07 E
44-04,51 N 030-13,80 E
44-02,32 N 030-01,80 E
43-57,00 N 028-42,26 E
2. NAVIGATE WITH CAUTION IN THIS AREA AND KEEP A WIDE BERTH FROM THE SHIPS ENGAGED IN THIS ACTIVITIES. ANCHORING IS PROHIBITED.
3. SHIPS ENGAGED IN THE ACTIVITY: CASTORO 10, NORMAND MAXIMUS, NORMAND SENTINEL, SKANDI ASSERTER, MAVI VATAN, CASTORONE, ARAS SALVOR, DECO, AG-5, MARITIM 3, GH FREEDOM, SKANDI LASER, CHALLENGER, ROXANE Z, BOURBONE NORTE, SAR ODIN, SAR MARINER, SAR BRAGE AND SPEAR TIDE.
4. CANCEL THIS MESSAGE ON 302300 UTC OCT26.
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No longer in forceHydrographic marine survey activities are being conducted in a defined area of the Romanian Black Sea coast. Activity is scheduled from 01 Apr 2026 to 30 Oct 2026; message valid from 27 Mar 2026 00:00 UTC until 30 Oct 2026 23:00 UTC. Vessels listed are engaged in the works; navigating vessels must keep a wide berth and anchoring is prohibited within the area.
Navigate with caution, keep a wide berth from ships engaged in the activities, anchoring is prohibited in the area.
- Type
- Survey operations · severity moderate
- Feed
- Survey operationsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Black Sea, area bounded by listed positions off Romania
- Validity
- From 27 Mar 2026, 00:00 UTC
Until 30 Oct 2026, 23:00 UTCValid from 27 Mar 2026 00:00 UTC to 30 Oct 2026 23:00 UTC. CANCEL THIS MESSAGE ON 302300 UTC OCT26. - Activity periods
- 01 Apr 2026, 00:00 UTC - 30 Oct 2026, 23:00 UTC (Between 01 APR26 - 30 OCT26 hydrographic marine activities)
- Hazards
- hydrographic survey operations, restricted area for anchoring, vessels engaged in survey operations
Vessels involved
- CASTORO 10 · vessel engaged in survey/works
- NORMAND MAXIMUS · vessel engaged in survey/works
- NORMAND SENTINEL · vessel engaged in survey/works
- SKANDI ASSERTER · vessel engaged in survey/works
- MAVI VATAN · vessel engaged in survey/works
- CASTORONE · vessel engaged in survey/works
- ARAS SALVOR · vessel engaged in survey/works
- DECO · vessel engaged in survey/works
- AG-5 · vessel engaged in survey/works
- MARITIM 3 · vessel engaged in survey/works
- GH FREEDOM · vessel engaged in survey/works
- SKANDI LASER · vessel engaged in survey/works
- CHALLENGER · vessel engaged in survey/works
- ROXANE Z · vessel engaged in survey/works
- BOURBONE NORTE · vessel engaged in survey/works
- SAR ODIN · vessel engaged in survey/worksOn AISNorwayOtherMooredseen 18 min ago
- SAR MARINER · vessel engaged in survey/works
- SAR BRAGE · vessel engaged in survey/works
- SPEAR TIDE · vessel engaged in survey/works
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRCC Constanta/Constanta Harbor MasterRomania54 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC VarnaBulgaria56 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC OdessaUkraine170 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Constanta, AgigeaMRCC Constanta/Constanta Harbor MasterRomaniaMMSI 002640570VHF 25, MF 400, HFrange 400 NM8 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station KaliakraMRCC VarnaBulgariaMMSI 002070812VHF 30range 30 NM36 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Varna RadioMRCC VarnaBulgariaMMSI 002070810VHF 53, MF 200range 200 NM52 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Saint JohnJRCC HalifaxCanadaMMSI 003160015VHF 40range 40 NM52 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Constanta, Sfintu GheorgheMRCC Constanta/Constanta Harbor MasterRomaniaMMSI 002640570VHF 24range 24 NM69 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 29 Sept 2026, 20:08 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.