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Sea trials of autonomous underwater robot in Rade de Brest (Lanvéoc), 7-8 Oct 2026

No longer in forceReceived 05 Oct 2026, 06:45 UTCArchived 08 Oct 2026, 16:29 UTC

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Area: RADE DE BREST Locality: LANVEOC SEA_TRIALS Du 07 et 08 octobre 2026 de 08h00 à 14h00 UTC. MISE EN OEUVRE D'UN ROBOT AUTONOME SOUS-MARINS A PARTIR D'UNE EMBARCATION. NAVIGUER AVEC PRUDENCE AUX ABORDS DE CES ZONES ET RESPECTER UNE DISTANCE DE SECURITE DE 200 METRES AUTOUR DU DRONE. VHF 16 ET 8 zone d'un rayon de 2 NM autour de 48-18.00N 004-27.00W.

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Sea trials of an autonomous underwater robot will take place in the Rade de Brest (Lanvéoc). Activity is scheduled 07 and 08 October 2026 from 08:00 to 14:00 UTC each day. Operations will be conducted from a vessel with the underwater drone in the water inside a 2 NM radius zone centered on the given position. Mariners must keep a safety distance of 200 metres and monitor VHF channels 16 and 8.

Navigate with caution near the area, respect a safety distance of 200 metres around the drone and monitor VHF channels 16 and 8.

Type: Survey operations · severity moderate
Feed: Survey operationsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
Location: Rade de Brest, Lanveoc
Validity: From 07 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC
Until 08 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTCDu 07 et 08 octobre 2026 de 08h00 à 14h00 UTC.
Activity periods: 07 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC - 07 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC (07 Octobre 2026 08:00-14:00 UTC)
08 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC - 08 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC (08 Octobre 2026 08:00-14:00 UTC)
Hazards: autonomous underwater vehicle operations, small unmanned underwater drone from a vessel, restricted zone (2 NM radius)
Keep clear: 0.108 NMRESPECTER UNE DISTANCE DE SECURITE DE 200 METRES AUTOUR DU DRONE.

Contacts

VHF 16 · safety/working channel
VHF 8 · secondary working channel

Coast stations for this area

RCCMRCC EtelFranceMMSI 00227500063 NM from the area
RCCMRCC JobourgFrance130 NM from the area
RCCMRSC BrixhamUnited KingdomMMSI 002320013131 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station CorsenMRCC CorsenFranceMMSI 002275300VHF 27, MF 140range 140 NM15 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Pointe du RazMRCC CorsenFranceMMSI 002275300VHF 24range 24 NM19 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Stiff OuessantMRCC CorsenFranceMMSI 002275300VHF 33, MF 140range 140 NM26 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Pen MarchMRCC EtelFranceMMSI 002275000VHF 28range 28 NM30 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Batz IslandMRCC CorsenFranceMMSI 002275300VHF 27range 27 NM32 NM from the area

Worked out automatically from the warning text on 05 Oct 2026, 07:07 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.

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