IRAKELIO-1343/26
Underwater survey for fibre-optic cable southeast of Crete, 23-25 and 27-30 Oct
No longer in forceReceived 21 Oct 2026, 09:10 UTCArchived 27 Oct 2026, 13:09 UTC
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Positions open on the mapZCZC HA67 210910 UTC OCT 26 IRAKLEIO RADIO NAVWARN 1343/26 SOUTHEAST CRETAN SEA UNDERWATER SURVEY FOR FIBER OPTIC CABLE INSTALLATION BY THE VESSEL’KOBI RUEGG’. THE SURVEY WILL TAKE PLACE IN AREAS FALLING WITHIN THE GREEK EEZ AND CONTINENTAL SHELF AS FOLLOWS: FROM 23 UNTIL 25 OCT 26 IN THE LINE BETWEEN THE POINTS: 34-30.93N 026-19.19E 34-42.95N 026-56.42E 34-42.85N 027-15.83E 34-39.38N 027-27.24E 34-39.36N 027-32.65E 34-53.56N 028-07.78E 35-01.61N 028-21.95E 35-02.02N 028-34.32E 35-01.03N 028-38.39E 35-02.00N 028-44.85E 35-07.46N 028-53.98E 35-09.05N 028-59.96E 35-06.03N 029-53.97E AND FROM 27 UNTIL 30 OCT 26 IN THE LINE BETWEEN THE POINTS: 34-47.22N 029-58.53E 34-49.60N 029-53.55E 34-49.45N 029-35.23E 34-46.09N 029-28.46E 34-45.81N 029-14.52E 34-49.21N 028-45.51E 34-42.70N 028-22.86E 34-27.93N 027-48.71E 34-17.89N 027-27.64E 34-16.33N 027-03.88E 34 10.53N 026-32.39E SAFETY DISTANCE REQUIRED 2 NM CANCEL THIS MSG ON 302200 UTC OCT 26
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No longer in forceCancelled by IRAKELIO-1362/26
Survey operations for fibre optic cable installation by the vessel 'KOBI RUEGG' in the southeast Cretan Sea within the Greek EEZ and continental shelf. Activity is planned in two periods: 23-25 Oct 2026 and 27-30 Oct 2026 in the lines of positions listed. A safety distance of 2 NM is required around survey operations.
Keep clear of the survey operations and maintain a 2 NM safety distance; navigate with caution in the area.
- Type
- Survey operations · severity moderate
- Feed
- Survey operationsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Southeast Cretan Sea, within Greek EEZ and continental shelf
- Validity
- From 23 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC
Until 30 Oct 2026, 22:00 UTCFROM 23 UNTIL 25 OCT 26 ... AND FROM 27 UNTIL 30 OCT 26 ... CANCEL THIS MSG ON 302200 UTC OCT 26 - Activity periods
- 23 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC - 25 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTC (Survey line between listed points, 23-25 Oct 2026)
- 27 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC - 30 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTC (Survey line between listed points, 27-30 Oct 2026)
- Hazards
- survey operations, underwater cable installation activity, survey/towed equipment in the water
- Keep clear
- 2 NMSAFETY DISTANCE REQUIRED 2 NM
Vessels involved
- KOBI RUEGG · survey vessel
Coast stations for this area
- RCCJRCC PiraeusGreece244 NM from the area
- RCCJRCC LarnacaCyprus361 NM from the area
- RCCJRCC CairoEgypt369 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Sitia (Mare)JRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000VHF 75range 75 NM43 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Brochas KritisJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000VHF 65range 65 NM56 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station FaistosJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000VHF 84range 84 NM62 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station KarpathosJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000VHF 66range 66 NM71 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Iraklion RadioJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000MF 200range 200 NM77 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 21 Oct 2026, 09:57 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.