302/2026
Surface and underwater drone trials in Rade de Brest (SE and SW sectors)
Warning text
Analysis
No longer in forceSurface and underwater drone sea trials will take place in Rade de Brest. Activities are in the south-east part from 12 to 16 October daily 08:00-16:00 local, and a corridor is activated in the south-west part 13-14 October 08:00-19:00 local. A safety boat (call sign FLOTTILLE LCM) will be on VHF and a 500 m safety distance must be kept around the safety vessel and surface drone.
Maintain a safety distance of 500 metres around the safety vessel and any surface drone; contact the safety boat on VHF channels listed and navigate with caution in the exercise areas.
- Type
- Survey operations · severity moderate
- Feed
- Survey operationsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Rade de Brest, south-east and south-west parts
- Validity
- From 12 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC
Until 16 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTCDU LUNDI 12 AU VENDREDI 16 OCTOBRE DE 08H00 A 16H00 LOCALES; DU MARDI 13 AU MERCREDI 14 OCTOBRE DE 08H00 A 19H00 LOCALES - Activity periods
- 12 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC - 16 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC (South-east part of Rade de Brest, daily 08:00-16:00 local)
- 13 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC - 14 Oct 2026, 19:00 UTC (Corridor activation in south-west part of Rade de Brest, 08:00-19:00 local)
- Hazards
- surface drone, underwater drone, safety vessel
- Keep clear
- 0.27 NMRESPECTER UNE DISTANCE DE SECURITE DE 500 METRES AUTOUR DU NAVIRE DE SECURITE ET DU DRONE EN SURFACE.
Contacts
- VHF 08 · safety boat contact (FLOTTILLE LCM)
- VHF 16 · safety boat contact (FLOTTILLE LCM)
- VHF 69 · safety boat contact (FLOTTILLE LCM)
Vessels involved
- Unnamed · safety vessel · call sign FLOTTILLE LCM
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.