NAVAREA VII - 258/2026
SÉCURITÉArchivedanalysis
No longer in forceA newer Rig positions is available:287/2026
Drilling rigs off Angola/Namibia with 4 NM exclusion zones due to unlit anchor buoys
Positions of multiple drilling rigs and FPSO are listed for the Angola/Namibia offshore area. A 4 NM exclusion zone around rigs is established because anchor marking buoys are unlit. The warning cancels NAVAREA VII 250/2026 and remains in force until further notice.
Keep clear of rigs and observe a 4 NM exclusion zone around listed rigs; navigate with caution and maintain a proper lookout.
- Type
- Rig positions · severity moderate
- Feed
- Offshore works, rigs and towingAll warnings of this kind on the map (contributors), or as an API feed: /api/v2/feeds/offshore/
- Location
- South Atlantic Ocean - NE sector; Angola, Namibia
- Hazards
- drilling rigs and FPSO, 4 NM exclusion zones, unlit anchor marking buoys
- Keep clear
- 4 NM4NM EXCLUSION ZONE AROUND RIGS DUE TO PRESENCE OF UNLIT ANCHOR MARKING BUOYS
- Cancels
- NAVAREA VII 250 OF 2026
- Charts
- SAN 1, SAN 2, SAN 5, SAN 27, SAN 57(INT 204), SAN 73(INT 2610), BA 307, BA 311, BA 4177, BA 4204
Vessels involved
- DEEPWATER ORION · rig
- WEST ECLIPSE · rig
- MAERSK VOYAGER · rig
- QUENGUELA · rig
- VALARIS DS - 9 · rig
- DS - 12 · rig
- KIZOMBA B · rig
- DALIA - 701 FPSO · FPSO
- ESKIT · rig
- VALARIS DS - 7 · rig
- TUNGSTEN EXPLORER (NEW) · rig
- SAIPEM 12000 · rig
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRCC Cape TownSouth Africa352 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Cape Town RadioMRCC Cape TownSouth AfricaMMSI 006010001HF352 NM from the area
Aids to navigation affected
- Unlitanchor marking buoys
No aids-to-navigation list in the database yet; aids are shown as the warning names them.
Recurring series: Rig positions
Newer reports
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.
Keywords
- OperationsFPSO
- Geometry refsarea
- Restricted Areaexclusion zone
- Geometry phrasesexclusion zone
- Malfunctioning AidsUNLIT
Location map
Open in the full mapRelated messages
- 289/2026
1. INDIAN OCEAN - SW SECTOR - OFFSHORE DURBAN 2. CHARTS SAN 3, 28 (INT 700) 3. POSH COURAGE (C/S 9VEF8) TOWING FPSO P-80 TOGETHER WITH POSH TEAL, POSH HAWK AND POSH EAGLE 4. 29 - 50.0 S 040 - 00 E 5. VESSELS TO NAVIGATE WITH CAUTION 6. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- 288/2026
1. MESSAGES IN FORCE AT 301400 UTC OCT 26 2. NAVAREA VII MESSAGES IN FORCE = 014, 221, 246, 265, 270, 271, 280, 282, 287 OF 2026 3. MESSAGES RE-ISSUED AS NOTICES TO MARINERS = NIL 4. MESSAGES ISSUED SINCE 23 OCT 26 = 285 - 288 OF 2026 5. MESSAGES CANCELLED SINCE 23 OCT 26 = 283, 285, 286 OF 2026 6. CANCEL THIS MESSAGE
- 287/2026
1. SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN - NE SECTOR 2. ANGOLA, NAMIBIA 3. CHARTS SAN 1, 2, 5, 27, 57(INT 204), 73(INT 2610), BA 307, 311, 4177, 4204 4. RIG LIST A. 22 - 00.80 S 014 - 00.55 E DEEPWATER ORION B. 22 - 00.85 S 014 - 00.45 E WEST ECLIPSE C. 29 - 00.46 S 013 - 00.25 E MAERSK VOYAGER D. 07 - 41.91 S 011 - 47.03 E QUENGUELA E. 06 - 14.00 S 011 - 12.1 E VALARIS DS - 9 F. 09 - 54.91 S 012 - 13.64 E DS - 12 G. 06 - 00.35 S 011 - 00.15 E KIZOMBA B H. 07 - 40.40 S 011 - 41.99 E DALIA - 701 FPSO I. 07 - 27.9
- 271/2026(archived)
1. INDIAN OCEAN - SW SECTOR - MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL 2. CHART SAN 1 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF MARITIME EXCLUSION ZONE (MEZ) IN THE GOLFINHO GAS FIELD OFFSHORE CAPO DELGADO WITH EFFECT 29 SEP 26 BOUNDED BY FOLLOWING COORDINATES A. 10 - 31.52 S 040 - 42.53 E B. 10 - 31.45 S 040 - 54.59 E C. 10 - 45.55 S 040 - 54.68 E D. 10 - 45.62 S 040 - 42.61 E 4. VESSELS TO NAVIGATE WITH CAUTION AND PROVIDE A 1NM EIDE BERTH FROM THE MEZ 5. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- 285/2026(archived)
1. INDIAN OCEAN - SOUTH WESTERN SECTOR 2. CHART SAN 94 (INT 7051) 3. CAPSIZED FISHING VESSEL WITH WHITE AND BLUE HULL REPORTED ADRIFT 4. 36 - 00.6 S 028 - 26.24 E 5. VESSELS TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT 6. CANCEL THIS MESSAGE 292100 UTC OCT 26