NAVAREA VII - 267/2026

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Issued: 23 Sept 2026, 00:00Archived: 5 Oct 2026, 08:00Last modified: 2 Nov 2026, 12:20

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No longer in force

Cancelled by 276/2026 (archived)

Oceanographic survey by RV Marion Dufresne offshore Mayotte 24 Sep-04 Oct

The research vessel RV MARION DUFRESNE (C/S FNIN) will conduct an oceanographic survey in the southwest sector of the Indian Ocean, offshore Mayotte, from 24 September to 04 October 2026. Four survey subareas are listed. All vessels are requested to give a 1 NM wide berth. Message cancels itself at 050030 UTC Oct 26.

Provide a 1 NM wide berth and navigate with caution near the survey areas.

Type: Survey operations · severity moderate
Feed: Survey operationsAll warnings of this kind on the map (contributors), or as an API feed: /api/v2/feeds/survey/
Location: Indian Ocean - SW sector - offshore Mayotte
Validity: From 24 Sept 2026, 00:00 UTC
Until 05 Oct 2026, 00:30 UTCWILL BE CONDUCTING OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEY FROM 24 SEP - 04 OCT 26 ... CANCEL THIS MESSAGE AT 050030 UTC 26
Activity periods: 24 Sept 2026, 00:00 UTC - 04 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTC (Survey period 24 Sep - 04 Oct 2026 (self-cancel at 050030 UTC 26))
Hazards: survey operations, survey vessel
Keep clear: 1 NMALL VESSELS ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE 1NM WIDE BERTH
Charts: CHART SAN 1

Vessels involved

RV MARION DUFRESNE · survey vessel · call sign FNIN

Generated automatically from the warning text on 28 Sept 2026, 16:19 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.

Message content

1. INDIAN OCEAN - SW SECTOR - OFFSHORE MAYOTTE 2. CHART SAN 1 3. RV MARION DUFRESNE (C/S FNIN) WILL BE CONDUCTING OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEY FROM 24 SEP - 04 OCT 26 IN THE FOLLOWING AREA 4.A. 12-30.00S 045-17.00E B. 13-18.00S 045-17.00E C. 13-18.00S 046-14.00E D. 12-30.00S 046-14.00E 5. ALL VESSELS ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE 1NM WIDE BERTH 6. CANCEL THIS MESSAGE AT 050030 UTC 26

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