IRAKELIO-1242/26
PAN PANLive firing exercises north of Crete (Akrotiri), 6-7 Oct 0600-1200 UTC
No longer in forceReceived 03 Oct 2026, 09:50 UTCArchived 07 Oct 2026, 23:23 UTC
Warning text
Positions open on the mapZCZC HA43 030950 UTC OCT 26 IRAKLEIO RADIO NAVWARN 1242/26 KRITI ISLAND NORTH CRETAN SEA FIRING EXERCISES ‘PB AKROTIRI’ ON 06 AND 07 OCT 26 FROM 0600 UTC TO 1200 UTC IN AREA BOUNDED BY: 35-28.21N 024-09.10E 35-30.48N 024-12.78E 35-28.40N 024-14.48E 35-27.55N 024-09.33E AVOID CROSSING THE ABOVE AREA. CANCEL THIS MSG ON 071300 UTC OCT 26
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No longer in forceLive firing exercise named 'PB AKROTIRI' will take place in the North Cretan Sea off Kriti on 06 and 07 Oct 2026. Activity is scheduled each day from 0600 UTC to 1200 UTC in the polygon defined in the message. Mariners are advised to avoid crossing the listed area. Message cancels at 07 Oct 1300 UTC.
Avoid crossing the quoted exercise area and navigate with caution clear of the polygon.
- Type
- Firing practice · severity high
- Feed
- Military exercises and firingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- North Cretan Sea, off Kriti (Akrotiri)
- Validity
- From 06 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC
Until 07 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTCON 06 AND 07 OCT 26 FROM 0600 UTC TO 1200 UTC ... CANCEL THIS MSG ON 071300 UTC OCT 26 - Activity periods
- 06 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC - 06 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC (firing exercises day 1)
- 07 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC - 07 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC (firing exercises day 2)
- Hazards
- live firing
Coast stations for this area
- RCCJRCC PiraeusGreece152 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC Reggio CalabriaItaly397 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station MoustakosJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000VHF 84range 84 NM28 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station KnossosJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000VHF 87range 87 NM38 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Iraklion RadioJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000MF 200range 200 NM48 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station FaistosJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000VHF 84range 84 NM59 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station KithiraJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000VHF 52range 52 NM70 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 03 Oct 2026, 11:27 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
KeywordsFIRING