NAVAREA VII - 287/2026
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ActiveDrilling rigs and FPSO off Angola/Namibia with 4 NM exclusion zones
A list of rigs and one FPSO positions off Angola and Namibia is promulgated. A 4 NM exclusion zone applies around the named rigs due to the presence of unlit anchor marking buoys. This cancels NAVAREA VII 283/2026 and remains in force until further notice.
Keep clear of the listed rigs; observe a 4 NM exclusion zone around each rig and navigate with caution.
- 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
- unlit anchor marking buoys, 4 NM exclusion zones around rigs
- Keep clear
- 4 NM4NM EXCLUSION ZONE AROUND RIGS DUE TO PRESENCE OF UNLIT ANCHOR MARKING BUOYS
- Cancels
- NAVAREA VII 283 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 · platform
- DALIA - 701 FPSO · FPSO
- ESKIT · rig
- VALARIS DS - 7 · rig
- TUNGSTEN EXPLORER (NEW) · rig
- SAIPEM 12000 · rig
Platforms and rigs
- DALIA - 701 FPSOFPSO27.673S 11.700E
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
Recurring series: Rig positions(this is the latest)
Earlier reports
Generated automatically from the warning text on 30 Oct 2026, 10:27 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
- 282/2026
1. SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN – NE SECTOR 2. CHART SAN 90 (INT 2061), 91 (INT 2062) 3. M/V RAMFORM HYPERION CONDUCTING SEISMIC SURVEY OPERATIONS IN AREA BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES A. 24 – 16.2 S 011 – 15.2 E B. 24 – 00.0 S 011 – 15.2 E C. 22 – 29.8 S 011 – 15.3 E D. 22 – 13.3 S 011 – 15.3 E E. 22 – 13.4 S 011 – 23.2 E F. 22 – 07.5 S 011 – 23.2 E G. 22 – 08.3 S 011 – 40.6 E H. 22 – 08.3 S 012 – 23.5 E I. 22 – 08.5 S 012 – 40.8 E J. 22 – 24.7 S 012 – 40.8 E K. 22 – 42.4 S 012 – 40.7 E L. 22 –
- 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