287/2026
PAN PANDistress flares to be fired in Anse du Poulmic, Rade de Brest on listed Oct dates
Warning text
Analysis
No longer in forceAs part of a personal survival techniques course, distress flares will be fired in Anse du Poulmic near the Naval Academy chapel on several dates in October. Activity is scheduled on 12 Oct 12:30-15:30, 14 Oct 08:30-11:30, 20 Oct 08:30-11:30 and 22 Oct 08:30-11:30 (times given as local times in the message). Mariners should expect firing of distress flares in the stated area and take precautions.
Keep clear of Anse du Poulmic during the stated times, maintain a good lookout and be prepared for distress flares in the area.
- Type
- Firing practice · severity high
- Feed
- Military exercises and firingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Rade de Brest, Anse du Poulmic (near the Naval Academy chapel)
- Validity
- Until 22 Oct 2026, 11:30 UTCJEUDI 1er OCTOBRE ENTRE 12H30 ET 15H30; MARDI 6 OCTOBRE ENTRE 8H30 ET 11H30; LUNDI 12 OCTOBRE ENTRE 12H30 ET 15H30; MERCREDI 14 OCTOBRE ENTRE 8H30 ET 11H30; MARDI 20 OCTOBRE ENTRE 8H30 ET 11H30; JEUDI 22 OCTOBRE ENTRE 8H30 ET 11H30. Times shown in message as local time.
- Activity periods
- 12 Oct 2026, 12:30 UTC - 12 Oct 2026, 15:30 UTC (12 Oct 12:30-15:30 (local time as shown))
- 14 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC - 14 Oct 2026, 11:30 UTC (14 Oct 08:30-11:30 (local time as shown))
- 20 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC - 20 Oct 2026, 11:30 UTC (20 Oct 08:30-11:30 (local time as shown))
- 22 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC - 22 Oct 2026, 11:30 UTC (22 Oct 08:30-11:30 (local time as shown))
- Hazards
- distress flares, firing exercise
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 09 Oct 2026, 14:18 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
KeywordsFIRING