NAVAREA IX - 453/25

Issued: 3 Oct 2025, 15:00Last modified: 5 Nov 2026, 15:01

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Cancelled by 429/26

Aids-to-navigation development and seabed survey near Doha, Faylaka and Bubiyan Islands

Multiple vessels will conduct aids to navigation development and seabed survey operations in areas near Doha, Faylaka Island and Bubiyan Island (Northern Gulf, Kuwait). Temporary special mark buoys will be deployed during maintenance of aids to navigation. Mariners are cautioned to be aware of survey vessels and temporary buoys in the listed areas. Charts BA 1214, 1235, 2884, 3773 and KU 1 are referenced.

Navigate with caution and keep a sharp lookout for survey vessels, equipment and temporary special mark buoys in the listed 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: Northern Gulf - areas off Doha, Faylaka Island and Bubiyan Island (Kuwait)
Validity: From 03 Oct 2025, 15:00 UTC
031500 UTC OCT 25 (no end time given in message)
Hazards: seabed survey, aids to navigation maintenance, temporary special mark buoys
Charts: BA 1214, BA 1235, BA 2884, BA 3773, KU 1

Vessels involved

Unnamed · multiple vessels (survey / AtoN maintenance)

Coast stations for this area

DSCDSC Station Abadan RadioIran (Islamic Republic of)MMSI 004224102VHF 30range 30 NM60 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station KhafjiRCC RiyadhSaudi ArabiaMMSI 004030000VHF 33range 33 NM66 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Khomeini Radio (Persian Gulf)Iran (Islamic Republic of)MMSI 004225100VHF 30, MF 250, HFrange 250 NM87 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Khark Radio (Persian Gulf)Iran (Islamic Republic of)MMSI 004224201VHF 30range 30 NM129 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Deylm Radio (Persian Gulf)Iran (Islamic Republic of)MMSI 004225205VHF 30range 30 NM138 NM from the area

Aids to navigation affected

Newly establishedtemporary special mark buoys

No aids-to-navigation list in the database yet; aids are shown as the warning names them.

Generated automatically from the warning text on 27 Sept 2026, 15:27 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.

Message content

031500 UTC OCT 25 NAVAREA IX 453/25 NORTHERN GULF KUWAIT CHARTS BA 1214, 1235, 2884, 3773 AND KU 1 1. AIDS TO NAVIGATION DEVELOPMENT AND SEABED SURVEY OPERATION WILL BE CONDUCTED BY MULTI VESSELS IN FOLLOWING AREAS: DOHA A. 29-23.68N 047-52.47E B. 29-23.70N 047-54.25E C. 29-21.43N 047-54.10E D. 29-21.44N 047-52.45E FAYLAKA ISLAND A. 29-32.84N 048-37.57E B. 29-32.84N 048-12.26E C. 29-21.40N 048-12.22E D. 29-21.40N 048-37.66E BUBIYAN ISLAND A. 29-43.37N 048-34.40E B. 29-29.47N 048-11.35E C. 29-56.87N 047-56.01E D. 30-01.12N 048-09.46E 2. TEMPORARY SPECIAL MARK BUOYS WILL BE DEPLOYED DURING MAINTENANCE OF AIDS TO NAVIGATION MARINERS CAUTIONED

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