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Underwater blasting in Rade de Brest on 11 Oct 2026
No longer in forceReceived 08 Oct 2026, 14:13 UTCArchived 11 Oct 2026, 18:03 UTC
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Area: RADE DE BREST
Valid from 11 Oct 2026 07:00 UTC to 11 Oct 2026 17:00 UTC
BLASTING_OPERATION
LE SAGITTAIRE WILL CONDUCT UNDERWATER BLASTING IN RADE DE BREST (CHART FR7400).
BLASTING POINT POSITION:
48-20.96N 004-28.50W
SAFETY RADII AROUND THE BLASTING POINT:
- OPERATING CRAFT : 10 M
- WARSHIPS : 12 M
- MILITARY SUPPORT VESSELS : 20 M
- MERCHANT VESSELS : 50 M
- DIVERS AND SWIMMERS : 300 M
SURVEILLANCE AND SAFETY OF THE WATER AREA WILL BE ENSURED BY THE VESSEL
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No longer in forceLE SAGITTAIRE will conduct underwater blasting in Rade de Brest at the position given on 11 Oct 2026. Activity is scheduled from 07:00 to 17:00 UTC. Safety/surveillance of the area will be provided by the vessel.
Keep clear of the blasting point at the prescribed safety distances, maintain a lookout and comply with instructions from the surveillance/safety vessel.
- Type
- Dredging / works · severity moderate
- Feed
- Offshore works, rigs and towingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Rade de Brest
- Validity
- From 11 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC
Until 11 Oct 2026, 17:00 UTCValid from 11 Oct 2026 07:00 UTC to 11 Oct 2026 17:00 UTC - Activity periods
- 11 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC - 11 Oct 2026, 17:00 UTC (11 Oct 2026 07:00-17:00 UTC)
- Hazards
- underwater blasting, explosive shock, danger to divers and swimmers
- Keep clear
- 0.162 NMSAFETY RADII AROUND THE BLASTING POINT: - OPERATING CRAFT: 10 M; - WARSHIPS: 12 M; - MILITARY SUPPORT VESSELS: 20 M; - MERCHANT VESSELS: 50 M; - DIVERS AND SWIMMERS: 300 M
- Charts
- FR7400
Vessels involved
- LE SAGITTAIRE · work vessel conducting blasting
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRCC EtelFranceMMSI 00227500066 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC BrixhamUnited KingdomMMSI 002320013128 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC JobourgFrance129 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station CorsenMRCC CorsenFranceMMSI 002275300VHF 27, MF 140range 140 NM13 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Pointe du RazMRCC CorsenFranceMMSI 002275300VHF 24range 24 NM21 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Stiff OuessantMRCC CorsenFranceMMSI 002275300VHF 33, MF 140range 140 NM24 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Batz IslandMRCC CorsenFranceMMSI 002275300VHF 27range 27 NM30 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Pen MarchMRCC EtelFranceMMSI 002275000VHF 28range 28 NM33 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 09 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.