IRAKELIO-1322/26
PAN PANUnderwater weapons firing in Velopoyla area, Myrtoon Sea (SW Aegean)
No longer in forceReceived 16 Oct 2026, 16:20 UTCArchived 29 Oct 2026, 07:43 UTC
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Positions open on the mapZCZC HA20 161620 UTC OCT 26 IRAKLEIO RADIO NAVWARN 1322/26 SOUTHWEST AEGEAN SEA MYRTOON SEA ACTIVATION OF FIRING PRACTICE AREA ‘VELOPOYLA’ UNDERWATER WEAPONS FIRING FROM 191530 UTC UNTIL 192030 UTC ΟCΤ 26 AND FROM 202101 UTC UNTIL 210300 UTC ΟCΤ 26 IN AREA BOUNDED BY: 36-55.00N 023-05.00E 36-55.00N 023-20.00E 37-12.00N 023-20.00E 37-12.00N 023-05.00E AVOID CROSSING ABOVE AREA CANCEL THIS MSG 210400 UTC OCT 26
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No longer in forceUnderwater weapons firing will take place in the Velopoyla firing area in the Myrtoon Sea (southwest Aegean). Activity is scheduled 19 Oct 1530-2030 UTC and 20 Oct 2101 UTC until 21 Oct 0300 UTC. Mariners are instructed to avoid crossing above the named area. Message cancels itself at 21 Oct 0400 UTC.
Avoid crossing above the designated area and keep clear while firing is underway.
- Type
- Firing practice · severity high
- Feed
- Military exercises and firingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Southwest Aegean Sea, Myrtoon Sea, firing area 'Velopoyla' (area bounded by listed coordinates)
- Validity
- From 19 Oct 2026, 15:30 UTC
Until 21 Oct 2026, 04:00 UTCFROM 191530 UTC UNTIL 192030 UTC OCT 26 AND FROM 202101 UTC UNTIL 210300 UTC OCT 26 ... CANCEL THIS MSG 210400 UTC OCT 26 - Activity periods
- 19 Oct 2026, 15:30 UTC - 19 Oct 2026, 20:30 UTC (19 Oct 1530-2030 UTC - underwater weapons firing)
- 20 Oct 2026, 21:01 UTC - 21 Oct 2026, 03:00 UTC (20 Oct 2101 UTC - 21 Oct 0300 UTC - underwater weapons firing)
- Hazards
- underwater weapons firing, danger area
Coast stations for this area
- RCCJRCC PiraeusGreece69 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC Reggio CalabriaItaly308 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC BarMontenegro (Republic of)361 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Poros/DarditsaJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000VHF 73range 73 NM39 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station KithiraJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000VHF 52range 52 NM46 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station PetalidiJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000VHF 83range 83 NM58 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station MilosJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000VHF 78range 78 NM64 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station GeraniaJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000VHF 98range 98 NM66 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 16 Oct 2026, 16:47 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
Keywordsweapons firingweaponsFIRING