1290/26

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Firing practice in North Cretan Sea, 'KRITI' area sector A on 27 and 29 Oct

No longer in forceReceived 23 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTCArchived 31 Oct 2026, 12:08 UTC

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NAVWARN 1290/26 NORTH CRETAN SEA. ACTIVATION OF ‘KRITI’ FIRING PRACTICE AREA SECTOR ‘A’. ON 27 OCT 26 FROM 0800Z UNTIL 1300Z. AND ON 29 OCT 26 FROM 0600Z UNTIL 1330Z IN SEA AREA BOUNDED BY: 35 36 0ON – 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 20 NM BEFORE ENTERING FIRING PRACTICE AREA KEEP WATCH ‘NAMFI CONTROL’ ON VHF CH 12/16.

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Activation of the 'KRITI' firing practice area sector 'A' in the North Cretan Sea. Live firing will take place on 27 Oct 2026 0800-1300 UTC and on 29 Oct 2026 0600-1330 UTC. The practice covers a polygon of positions given in the warning. Vessels must avoid crossing the area and vessels transiting should keep watch on NAMFI CONTROL VHF CH 12/16 from 20 NM before entering.

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, 13:30 UTCON 27 OCT 26 FROM 0800Z UNTIL 1300Z. AND ON 29 OCT 26 FROM 0600Z UNTIL 1330Z
Activity periods: 27 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC - 27 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC (27 Oct 2026 0800-1300Z)
29 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC - 29 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTC (29 Oct 2026 0600-1330Z)
Hazards: live firing, restricted 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.

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KeywordsFIRING

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