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AUV mine-hunting survey in Grande Rade Cherbourg on 16 Oct

No longer in forceReceived 15 Oct 2026, 13:10 UTCArchived 19 Oct 2026, 12:23 UTC

Warning text

Lang

Area: GRANDE RADE CHERBOURG Valid from 16 Oct 2026 06:00 UTC to 16 Oct 2026 15:00 UTC SCIENTIFIC_SURVEY Submarine drone mine hunting operations (AUV) A: 49 40.15N / 001 37.30 O B: 49 40.14N / 001 36.73 O C: 49 39.87 N / 001 36.73 O D: 49 39.89 N / 001 37.29 O It is requested not to interfere with the operations, to observe a safety distance of 250 mètres around the inflatable vessel and not to deploy fishing gear in the operation zone.

Analysis

No longer in force

Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) mine-hunting operations will take place in the Grande Rade Cherbourg. Activity is scheduled 16 Oct 2026 from 06:00 to 15:00 UTC inside the area defined by four positions (A-D). Mariners are asked not to interfere, to keep clear of an inflatable support vessel by 250 metres and not to deploy fishing gear in the operations area.

Do not interfere with operations; keep a safety distance of 250 metres from the inflatable support vessel; do not deploy fishing gear in the operations area.

Type: Survey operations · severity moderate
Feed: Survey operationsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
Location: Grande Rade Cherbourg
Validity: From 16 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC
Until 16 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTCValid from 16 Oct 2026 06:00 UTC to 16 Oct 2026 15:00 UTC
Activity periods: 16 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC - 16 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC (Submarine drone (AUV) mine-hunting operations)
Hazards: AUV mine-hunting operations, support inflatable vessel, no fishing gear permitted
Keep clear: 0.14 NMrespecter une distance de sécurité de 250 mètres autour de l'embarcation pneumatique

Vessels involved

Unnamed · support inflatable vessel

Worked out automatically from the warning text on 15 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.

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