NAVAREA III 0143/26
Shooting exercise in parts of the Azov Sea and Black Sea
No longer in forceIssued 25 Sept 2026, 00:00 UTCArchived 02 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC
Warning text
Positions open on the mapAZOV SEA AND BLACK SEA
SHOOTING EXERCISE
DAYS 30 SEP 26 TO 02 OCT 26 FROM 1000 TO 1130 UTC
IN AREA DELIMITED BY:
41-10.77N 040-50.82E
41-04.83N 040-29.55E
42-01.32N 035-13.48E
42-03.35N 035-10.43E
42-06.15N 035-00.88E
42-06.50N 034-56.10E
41-58.57N 034-41.63E
42-03.78N 033-19.17E
42-05.00N 032-16.68E
42-12.17N 031-44.12E
42-47.13N 031-39.30E
42-47.85N 032-49.68E
42-46.83N 034-05.27E
42-41.00N 037-40.00E
41-35.35N 041-01.92E
CAUTION ADVISED
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No longer in forceA shooting (gunnery) exercise will take place in a large area of the Azov Sea and Black Sea. Activity is scheduled daily from 30 Sep 2026 to 02 Oct 2026 between 1000 and 1130 UTC. Mariners are advised to exercise caution in the listed area during these times.
Keep clear of the exercise area during the stated times and navigate with caution.
- Type
- Firing practice · severity high
- Feed
- Military exercises and firingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Azov Sea and Black Sea (area as listed)
- Validity
- From 30 Sept 2026, 10:00 UTC
Until 02 Oct 2026, 11:30 UTCDAYS 30 SEP 26 TO 02 OCT 26 FROM 1000 TO 1130 UTC - Activity periods
- 30 Sept 2026, 10:00 UTC - 02 Oct 2026, 11:30 UTC (Daily 1000-1130 UTC from 30 Sep 2026 to 02 Oct 2026)
- Hazards
- live firing, shooting exercises
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRCC NovorossiyskRussian Federation250 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC TamanRussian Federation295 NM from the area
- RCCMSRCC AnkaraTurkey373 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station PazarMSRCC AnkaraTurkeyMMSI 002712000VHF3 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station MRCC GeorgiaMRCC GeorgiaGeorgiaMMSI 002130100VHF 25, MF 150range 150 NM46 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station AkcaabatMSRCC AnkaraTurkeyMMSI 002712000VHF68 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Poti, Harbor MasterRSC PotiGeorgiaMMSI 002130300VHF 25range 25 NM69 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station SochiMRCC NovorossiyskRussian FederationMMSI 002734411VHF 71range 71 NM148 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 29 Sept 2026, 16:08 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
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