859/26

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French naval live firing exercises in Myrtoo Sea (Nisides Karavia firing area)

No longer in forceReceived 02 Jul 2026, 00:00 UTCArchived 31 Oct 2026, 12:08 UTC

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NAVWARN 859/26 MYRTOO SEA. EXTENSION OF ACTIVATION OF FIRING PRACTICE AREA NISIDES KARAVIA. FRENCH NAVAL AIRFORCE AND NAVY LIVE FIRING EXERCISES 050600Z – 050800Z JUL 26 051100Z – 051300Z JUL 26 051800Z – 052000Z JUL 26 060600Z – 060800Z JUL 26 061100Z – 061300Z JUL 26 061800Z – 062000Z JUL 26 070600Z – 070800Z JUL 26 071100Z – 071300Z JUL 26 071800Z – 072000Z JUL 26 IN THE SEA AREA BOUNDED BY: 36 56 00N – 023 29 00E 36 42 00N – 023 32 00E 36 41 00N – 023 48 00E 36 47 00N – 023 55 00E AVOID CROSSING ABOVE THIS AREA.

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French Naval Airforce and Navy conducted live firing exercises in the Nisides Karavia area of the Myrtoo Sea. Activity took place on 5, 6 and 7 July 2026 during specified windows each day. Mariners were ordered to avoid crossing the bounded area shown. No contact details or safety distance were given.

Type: Firing practice · severity high
Feed: Military exercises and firingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
Location: Myrtoo Sea, firing practice area Nisides Karavia (area bounded by four positions)
Validity: From 05 Jul 2026, 06:00 UTC
Until 07 Jul 2026, 20:00 UTC050600Z - 050800Z JUL 26 / 051100Z - 051300Z JUL 26 / 051800Z - 052000Z JUL 26 / 060600Z - 060800Z JUL 26 / 061100Z - 061300Z JUL 26 / 061800Z - 062000Z JUL 26 / 070600Z - 070800Z JUL 26 / 071100Z - 071300Z JUL 26 / 071800Z - 072000Z JUL 26
Activity periods: 05 Jul 2026, 06:00 UTC - 05 Jul 2026, 08:00 UTC (live firing window)
05 Jul 2026, 11:00 UTC - 05 Jul 2026, 13:00 UTC (live firing window)
05 Jul 2026, 18:00 UTC - 05 Jul 2026, 20:00 UTC (live firing window)
06 Jul 2026, 06:00 UTC - 06 Jul 2026, 08:00 UTC (live firing window)
06 Jul 2026, 11:00 UTC - 06 Jul 2026, 13:00 UTC (live firing window)
06 Jul 2026, 18:00 UTC - 06 Jul 2026, 20:00 UTC (live firing window)
07 Jul 2026, 06:00 UTC - 07 Jul 2026, 08:00 UTC (live firing window)
07 Jul 2026, 11:00 UTC - 07 Jul 2026, 13:00 UTC (live firing window)
07 Jul 2026, 18:00 UTC - 07 Jul 2026, 20:00 UTC (live firing window)
Hazards: live firing, danger area - do not enter

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