IRAKELIO-1353/26
PAN PANFiring practice in North Cretan Sea sector A on 27 and 29 Oct
No longer in forceReceived 23 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTCArchived 29 Oct 2026, 18:03 UTC
Warning text
Positions open on the mapZCZC HA71 230800 UTC OCT 26 IRAKLEIO RADIO NAVWARN 1353/26 NORTH CRETAN SEA ACTIVATION OF ‘KRITI’ FIRING PRACTICE AREA SECTOR ‘A’ ON 27 OCT 26 FROM 0800 UTC UNTIL 1300 UTC, AND ON 29 OCT 26 FROM 0600 UTC UNTIL 1330 UTC IN THE SEA AREA BOUND BY: 35-36.00N – 024-07.00E 36-18.00N – 024-07.00E 36-18.00N – 024-47.00E 35-34.00N – 025-08.00E 35-31.00N – 024-11.00E AVOID CROSSING ABOVE AREA TRANSITING VESSELS 20NM BEFORE ENTERING FIRING PRACTICE AREA KEEP WATCH ‘NAMFI CONTROL’ ON VHF CH 12/26 CANCEL THIS MSG ON 291430 UTC OCT 26
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No longer in forceActivation of the 'KRITI' firing practice area sector 'A' in the North Cretan Sea. Live firing will take place 27 Oct 2026 0800-1300 UTC and 29 Oct 2026 0600-1330 UTC within the area bounded by listed positions. Vessels should avoid crossing the area and keep 20 NM clear; monitor NAMFI CONTROL on VHF CH 12/26. Message cancelled at 29 Oct 1430 UTC 2026.
Avoid crossing the area; transiting vessels keep 20 NM before entering firing practice area and keep watch on NAMFI CONTROL on VHF CH 12/26.
- 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, 'KRITI' firing practice area sector 'A'
- Validity
- From 27 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC
Until 29 Oct 2026, 14:30 UTCACTIVATION OF ‘KRITI’ FIRING PRACTICE AREA SECTOR ‘A’ ON 27 OCT 26 FROM 0800 UTC UNTIL 1300 UTC, AND ON 29 OCT 26 FROM 0600 UTC UNTIL 1330 UTC ... CANCEL THIS MSG ON 291430 UTC OCT 26 - Activity periods
- 27 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC - 27 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC (firing practice 27 Oct 0800-1300 UTC)
- 29 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC - 29 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTC (firing practice 29 Oct 0600-1330 UTC)
- Hazards
- live firing, firing danger area
- Keep clear
- 20 NMTRANSITING VESSELS 20NM BEFORE ENTERING FIRING PRACTICE AREA
Contacts
- VHF CH 12/26 · NAMFI CONTROL
Coast stations for this area
- RCCJRCC PiraeusGreece144 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC Reggio CalabriaItaly391 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station MoustakosJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000VHF 84range 84 NM30 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station KnossosJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000VHF 87range 87 NM42 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Iraklion RadioJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000MF 200range 200 NM52 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station FaistosJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000VHF 84range 84 NM64 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station KithiraJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000VHF 52range 52 NM64 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 23 Oct 2026, 09:17 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
KeywordsFIRING