IRAKELIO-1361/26

SÉCURITÉ

Unauthorized NAVTEX re: geophysical survey in Greek EEZ - positions published and declared void

ActiveReceived 27 Oct 2026, 12:10 UTC

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ZCZC HA78 271210 UTC OCT 26 IRAKLEIO STATION RADIO NAVWARN 1361/26 1. CANCEL IRAKLEIO NAVWARN HA61-1337/26 2. UNAUTHORIZED STATION HAS BROADCASTED NAVTEX MESSAGE FA49-1050/26, WHICH IS REFERRING TO GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY OPERATIONS BY S/V KOBI RUEGG (MMSI: 311000683, IMO:9713753), ALONG LINES JOINING COORDINATES, THE VAST MAJORITY OF WHICH AND SPECIFICALLY THE COORDINATES DETAILED BELOW FALL WITHIN GREEK CONTINENTAL SHELF AND EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE AS DETERMINED BY INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE GREEK LAW NO. 4001/2011. IN THE LINE BETWEEN THE POINTS: 34-11.530N 026-32.399E 34-16.332N 027-03.887E 34-17.895N 027-27.643E 34-29.567N 027-52.134E 34-42.702N 028-22.867E 34-49.213N 028-45.519E 34-46.984N 029-02.243E 34-45.815N 029-14.525E 34-46.097N 029-28.468E 34-49.453N 029-35.239E 34-49.608N 029-43.556E AND IN THE LINE BETWEEN THE POINTS: 34-31.171N 026-20.138E 34-32.023N 026-23.520E 34-35.916N 026-32.448E 34-39.246N 026-41.671E 34-42.953N 026-56.424E 34-43.154N 027-11.148E 34-42.859N 027-15.839E 34-39.386N 027-27.242E 34-39.366N 027-32.658E 34-48.390N 027-56.161E 34-53.563N 028-07.781E 34-56.801N 028-12.640E 35-01.616N 028-21.956E 35-01.544N 028-29.619E 35-02.025N 028-34.327E 35-01.038N 028-38.393E 35-02.001N 028-44.856E 35-07.463N 028-53.982E 35-08.823N 028-58.017E 35-09.058N 028-59.961E 35-07.177N 029-36.033E 3. THESE GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY OPERATIONS IN THE AREA OF THE GREEK CONTINENTAL SHELF AND EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE ARE TO BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS SPECIFIED IN THE GREEK PERMIT NO. 2461/2.10.2026. 3. MOREOVER THE AFOREMENTIONED LINES FALL WITHIN THE HELLENIC NAVTEX SERVICE AREA, WHERE THE IRAKLEIO NAVTEX STATION HAS THE EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY TO BROADCAST NAVTEX MESSAGES. 4. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE ABOVE MENTIONED THE NAVTEX MESSAGE FA49-1050/26 IS NULL AND VOID. 5. CANCEL THIS MSG UFN.

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Irakleio station cancels NAVWARN HA61-1337/26 and states an unauthorized NAVTEX (FA49-1050/26) referring to geophysical survey operations by S/V KOBI RUEGG is null and void. The message lists multiple survey line coordinates, most of which lie within the Greek continental shelf and EEZ. Greece states the survey is to be conducted only under Greek permit No. 2461/2.10.2026 and that Irakleio has exclusive Navtex authority for the area. The message is cancelled UFN (until further notice).

Navigate with caution in the areas of survey lines and maintain a good lookout; vessels should avoid survey operations where possible.

Type: Survey operations · severity moderate
Feed: Survey operationsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
Location: Greek continental shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone (areas within the Irakleio Navtex service area)
Validity: From 27 Oct 2026, 12:10 UTC
CANCEL THIS MSG UFN.
Hazards: geophysical survey operations, unauthorized Navtex broadcast (invalid)
Cancels: IRAKLEIO NAVWARN HA61-1337/26NAVTEX FA49-1050/26

Contacts

IRAKLEIO STATION RADIO NAVWARN · Issuing station
FA49-1050/26 · Unauthorized NAVTEX message referenced

Vessels involved

S/V KOBI RUEGG · survey vessel · MMSI 311000683 · IMO 9713753

Coast stations for this area

RCCJRCC PiraeusGreece266 NM from the area
RCCJRCC CairoEgypt347 NM from the area
RCCJRCC LarnacaCyprus353 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Sitia (Mare)JRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000VHF 75range 75 NM64 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Brochas KritisJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000VHF 65range 65 NM78 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station FaistosJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000VHF 84range 84 NM82 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station KarpathosJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000VHF 66range 66 NM83 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Iraklion RadioJRCC PiraeusGreeceMMSI 002371000MF 200range 200 NM98 NM from the area

Worked out automatically from the warning text on 27 Oct 2026, 13:18 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.

Keywordssurvey operations

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