NAVAREA III full text
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NAVAREA III - 0172/26
09 November 2026 00:00 UTC
MEDITERRANEAN SEA, BLACK SEA AND AZOV SEA
NAVAREA III IN FORCE ON 10 NOV 26 AT 0600 UTC.
2022:0092, 0122, 0124
2024:0034, 0113
2026:0036, 0086, 0132, 0137, 0160, 0169, 0170, 0171, 0172
1.- ONLY THOSE LESS THAN 42 DAYS OLD ARE TRANSMITTED DAILY BY SAFETYNET AND SAFETYCAST AT 1200 UTC AND 2359 UTC.
2.- ALL EXISTING NAVAREA III RADIO ALERTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE HTTPS://ARMADA.DEFENSA.GOB.ES/IHM/APLICACIONES/NAVAREAS/INDEX_NAVAREAS_XML_EN.HTML
3.- THE NEW NAVAREA III RADIO ALERTS ARE ALSO PUBLISHED IN THE WEEKLY GROUP OF NOTICES TO SAILORS (SECTION 5).
4.- CANCEL THIS MESSAGE ON 162359 UTC NOV 26.
NAVAREA III - 0171/26
06 November 2026 00:00 UTC
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA
CABLE OPERATIONS BY ABEILLE MARENGO (IMO 9388613)
DAYS 06 NOV 26 TO 06 MAR 27
ALONG THE DOTTED LINE:
35 24.98N 024 56.13E
35 28.18N 024 56.56E
35 29.86N 024 59.46E
35 30.28N 025 14.95E
35 25.04N 025 57.13E
35 26.62N 026 10.82E
35 23.13N 026 17.24E
35 21.44N 026 31.46E
35 18.51N 026 47.22E
35 18.15N 026 54.30E
35 19.95N 027 11.84E
35 19.34N 027 24.74E
35 12.93N 027 34.55E
35 00.96N 027 41.45E
34 46.87N 028 09.64E
34 41.74N 028 40.27E
34 26.01N 029 24.87E
34 22.57N 029 32.16E
34 16.97N 029 51.75E
34 11.28N 029 57.82E
34 09.68N 030 04.31E
2 MN OF BERTH IS REQUIRED
CANCEL THIS MSG 062200 UTC MAR 27.
NAVAREA III - 0170/26
08 November 2026 00:00 UTC
BLACK SEA
1- DRILLING OPERATIONS BY ABDULHAMID HAN RIG (IMO 9705093. MMSI 271050408), SUPPORTED BY ALTAN, KORKUT, MURRUVET ILHAN, MIHRIMAH, OSMAN BEY, ORHAN BEY, ERTUGRUL BEY, AYBUKE, SANCAR, PSV YESLKOY, PSV FLORYA, MENDERES, ZORLU AND POLATKAN.
BETWEEN 09 NOV 26 UNTIL 28 JAN 27
IN AREA DELIMITED BY:
43 02.34N-031 34.81E
43 04.72N-031 34.75E
43 04.78N-031 39.98E
43 02.40N-031 40.03E
10 MN RECEIPT REQUESTED
CANCEL THIS MSG 282059 JAN 27
2.- CANCEL NAVAREA III 0122/26 AND THIS PARAGRAPH.
NAVAREA III - 0169/26
03 November 2026 00:00 UTC
CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA
OCEANOGRAPHIC WORK ON THE BRITOIL CENTURION (IMO 9619177 / MMSI 566921000)
DAYS 05 NOV 26 TO 15 FEB 27
FOLLOWING THE DOTTED LINE:
A
42 11,718N 009 59,778E
41 55.463N 010 06.575E
41 48.921N 010 22.386E
41 36.287N 010 32.817E
41 18.762N 010 35.890E
41 02.470N 010 42.350E
40 51.515N 010 55.697E
B
41 24,536N 006 10,312E
41 15,352N 006 42,299E
41 04.447N 006 55.017E
40 46.984N 006 58.881E
40 29.057N 006 59.907E
40 11.212N 007 01.863E
39 53,531N 007 05,221E
39 36.134N 007 09.841E
39 23.905N 007 21.336E
39 17.645N 007 32.114E
39 07.245N 007 40.415E
38 54.093N 007 44.943E
38 47.211N 007 55.733E
38 34.105N 008 08.816E
38 24,404N 008 23,951E
38 22.900N 008 37.252E
38 27,204N 008 54,302E
38 26.992N 009 12.300E
38 27.619N 009 30.256E
38 30,561N 009 53,983E
38 25.976N 010 11.262E
38 24.205N 010 30.113E
WIDE RECEIPT IS REQUESTED
NAVAREA III - 0160/26
19 October 2026 00:00 UTC
BLACK SEA
1.- DRILLING OPERATIONS BY YAVUZ PLATFORM (IMO 9503768, MMSI 271046765) SUPPORTED BY OSMAN BEY, AYBUKE, FLORYA, MURUVVET ILHAN, MIHRIMAH, MENDERES, ERTUGRUL BEY, ORHAN BEY AND YESILKOY
DAYS 20 OCT 26 TO 03 JAN 27
IN AREA DELIMITED BY:
42 48.95 N 031 08.55 E
42 48.98 N 031 11.27 E
42 50.98 N 031 11.20 E
42 50.95 N 031 08.48 E
10 MN RECEIPT REQUIRED
2.- CANCEL THIS MSG 032059 UTC JAN 27
3.- CANCEL NAVAREA III 0128/26 AND THIS PARAGRAPH
NAVAREA III - 0137/26
08 September 2026 00:00 UTC
BLACK SEA
1- NEPTUN ALPHA PRODUCTION PLATFORM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AT THE CENTRAL COORDINATE POINT: 44-02.85N 030-35.25E.
2- MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE OF 500 METERS.
NAVAREA III - 0132/26
03 September 2026 00:00 UTC
BLACK SEA
1.- DRILLING OPERATIONS BY FATIH PLATFORM (IMO 9503770. MMSI 271046008), SUPPORTED BY OSMAN BEY, AYBUKE, FLORYA, MURUVVET ILHAN, MIHRIMAH, MENDERES, ERTUGRUL BEY, ORHAN BEY AND YESILKOY
DAYS 4 SEP 26 TO 23 MAR 27
IN AREA DELIMITED BY:
42-08.43N 030-11.00E
42-08.49N 030-13.69E
42-10.49N 030-13.60E
42-10.43N 030-10.91E
10 MN BERTH REQUESTED
CANCEL THIS PARAGRAPH 232359 UTC MAR 27.
2.- CANCEL NAVAREA III 0105/26 AND THIS PARAGRAPH.
NAVAREA III - 0086/26
03 June 2026 00:00 UTC
ADRIATIC SEA
1.- KEY MANHATTAN RIG DRILLING OPERATIONS
DAYS 03 JUN 26 TO 20 NOV 26
IN POSITION 44-05,12N 013-45,27E
WIDE BERTH IS REQUESTED
2.- CANCEL THIS MSG 202359 NOV26.
NAVAREA III - 0036/26
04 March 2026 00:00 UTC
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
NATO OPERATION SEA GUARDIAN (OSG) IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE TO DETER TERRORISM AND MITIGATE MARITIME SECURITY THREATS.
MERCHANT VESSELS ARE REQUESTED TO PARTICIPATE IN A VOLUNTARY REPORTING SCHEME IN MEDITERRANEAN SEA. FURTHER INFO WWW.SHIPPING.NATO.INT.
REPORT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY TO NATO WARSHIPS OR NATO SHIPPING CENTRE. TEL +44 1923 956574 OR EMAIL [email protected].
NAVAREA III - 0113/24
09 October 2024 00:00 UTC
MEDITERRANEAN SEA, BLACK SEA AND AZOV SEA
1.- UPDATE OF THE INOPERATIVE INTERNATIONAL NAVTEX STATIONS:
SURT (LIBYA)- NOT ESTABLISHED
KELIBIA (TUNISIA)- TRANSMITTING THROUGH MALTA
BERDIANSK (UKRAINE)- NOT OPERATIONAL
2.- CANCEL NAVAREA III 0094/2024 AND THIS PARAGRAPH.
NAVAREA III - 0034/24
02 April 2024 00:00 UTC
BLACK SEA
THE COORDINATOR OF COASTAL ALERTS OF UKRAINE HAS DECLARED THE FOLLOWING COASTAL APPROACH INSTRUCTIONS FOR ENTRY INTO OR EXIT FROM UKRAINIAN PORTS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE:
1. FROM 100000 ON AUGUST 23, DAILY FROM 0200 TO 1700 UTC
ROUTES TO UKRAINIAN PORTS:
ROUTE No. 1.1: ROUTE FOR VESSELS WITH A DRAFT OF UP TO 8 METERS. THE WIDTH OF THE DOUBLE TRACK IS 3 NM BETWEEN THE POINTS E-H. TRACK WIDTH: 1 NM. NAVIGATION IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. CENTERLINE COORDINATES OF THE ROUTE:
a. 45-05.00N 030-03.00E - ENTRY/EXIT POINT TO/FROM WAR RISK ZONE;
b. 45-14.00N 030-01.00E
c. 45-39.00N 030-05.70E
d. 45-47.80N 030-22.70E
e. 45-58.86N 030-30.79E
f. 46-03.40N 030-32.60E
g. 46-10.81N 030-40.84E
h. 46-19.84N 030-48.00E
i. 46-25.38N 030-53.23E ENTRY/EXIT POINT TO/FROM AR 354.
ROUTE No. 1: DOUBLE TRACK FOR VESSELS WITH DRAUGHT UP TO 12 METERS WIDTH OF DOUBLE TRACK
3 NM ROUTE CENTERLINE COORDINATES:
a. 45-05.00N 030-03.00E - ENTRY/EXIT POINT TO/FROM THE WAR RISK ZONE;
b. 45-14.00N 030-01.00E
c. 45-39.00N 030-05.70E
j. 46-00.00N 030-57.80E - POINT OF CONVERGENCE/DESCENT OF TWO-WAY TRACKS FOR VESSELS WITH DRAUGHT OVER 12 METERS and VESSELS WITH DRAUGHT UP TO 12 METERS
k. 46-02,80 N 031-04,40 E
l. 46-19,30 N 031-04,40 E
m. 46-26.30 N 030-53.90 E - ENTRY/EXIT POINT
TO/FROM AR 354.
ROUTE No. 2: DOUBLE ROUTE FOR VESSELS WITH A DRAFT GREATER THAN 12 METERS. DOUBLE PATH WIDTH: 3 NM. CENTERLINE COORDINATES:
n. 45-03.90N 030-18.50E - ENTRY/EXIT POINT TO/FROM the WAR RISK ZONE;
o. 45-33.80N 030-36.90E
j. 46-00.00N 030-57.80E
k. 46-02.80N 031-04.40E
l. 46-19.30N 031-04.40E
m. 46-26.30N 030-53.90E - ENTRY/EXIT POINT
TO/FROM AR 354.
2.2.2. SOUTHERN WAITING AREA OF TEMPORARY STAY FOR SHIPS HEADING TO UKRAINIAN PORTS CHORNOMORSK ODESA PIVDENNYI CAN BE USED TO WAIT FOR THE TRANSIT OF THE ROUTES DURING THE PERMITTED TIMES:
45-00.00N 030-10.00E
44-55.00N 030-25.00E
44-50.00N 030-25.00E
44-50.00N 030-10.00E
2.2.3. WAITING AREA NORTH AR 354 USED FOR SHORT STAY VESSELS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY:
46-29.98N 030-50.37E
46-30.48N 030-53.90E
46-25.38 N 030-53.90 E
46-25.38 N 030-52.60 E
2.2.4. FROM CHORNOMORSK TO THE NORTH HOLDING AREA. CHANNEL WIDTH UP TO 200 METERS:
46-25.38 N 030-52.60 E
46-22.00 N 030-47.70 E
46-21.55N 030-46.29E
46-20.00 N 030-42.70 E
46-18.84N 030-41.81E
46-19,12 N 030-40,60 E
2.2.5. FROM ODESSA TO THE NORTH WAITING AREA.
CHANNEL WIDTH UP TO 200 METERS:
46-30.00N 030-50.51E
46-30.00 N 030-46.40 E
46-29.90 N 030-46.04 E
46-29.99N 030-44.54E
2.2.6. OF PIVDENNYI TO THE NORTH WAITING AREA.
CHANNEL WIDTH UP TO 200 METERS:
46-30.48 N 030-53.90 E
46-31.84 N 030-53.90 E
46-33.36 N 031-00.056 E
46-36,187 N 031-01,00 E
2. CANCEL NAVAREA III 0023/23 AND THIS PARAGRAPH.
NAVAREA III - 0124/22
23 March 2022 00:00 UTC
BLACK SEA
1. WAR RISK AREA, IN NORTHWESTERN PART OF BLACK SEA TO NORTHERN OF LINE
45-12.20N 029-41.10E
45-11.50N 029-41.40E
45-11.50N 033-10.50E
FROM 19 MAR 22 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
2.- CANCEL NAVAREA III 0119/22 AND THIS PARAGRAPH
NAVAREA III - 0122/22
22 March 2022 00:00 UTC
BLACK SEA
1.- POSSIBLE DRIFTING MINES IN THE NORTHWEST, WEST AND SOUTHWEST AREAS OF THE BLACK SEA,
CAUTION IS ADVISED.
2.- CANCEL NAVAREA III 0121/22 AND THIS PARAGRAPH.
NAVAREA III - 0092/22
25 February 2022 00:00 UTC
BLACK SEA NORTHWESTERN PART
1.- DUE TO MINE DANGER NAVIGATION PROHIBITED UNTILL FURTHER NOTICE IN AREA BOUNDED BY:
A
46-04.00N 033-12.80E
46-03.10N 033-13.90E
45-55.60N 033-08.10E
45-57.30N 032-54.50E
46-00.90N 033-06.80E
B
46-06.40N 032-05.40E
45-57.40N 032-53.30E
45-49.20N 032-47.00E
45-59.70N 032-02.40E
C
46-09.40N 032-06.60E
46-07.00N 032-05.50E
45-58.20N 032-54.20E
45-59.50N 033-05.50E
46-00.90N 033-05.50E
46-00.90N 033-04.80E AND COASTLINE
D
46-32.40N 031-01.20E
46-32.60N 031-26.30E
46-28.00N 031-27.90E
46-27.90N 031-00.80E
E
46-34.90N 031-30.50E
46-35.60N 031-29.60E
46-34.70N 031-26.10E
46-28.10N 031-28.40E
46-21.80N 031-30.30E
46-22.20N 031-31.90E AND COASTLINE
F
46-35.80N 031-01.00E
46-34.50N 031-00.50E
46-35.70N 031-05.70E
46-35.20N 031-05.90E
46-34.90N 031-21.70E
46-35.50N 031-21.70E
46-35.50N 031-23.30E
46-34.70N 031-25.10E
46-36.20N 031-30.70E
46-36.70N 031-31.80E AND COASTLINE
G
46-31.50N 030-44.20E
46-31.70N 030-46.60E
46-30.90N 030-49.80E
46-33.40N 030-59.70E
46-36.00N 031-00.80E AND COASTLINE