NAVAREA III
Coordinated by Spain (Instituto Hidrográfico de la Marina); covers the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
NAVAREA III covers the whole Mediterranean and the Black Sea, with a sub-area coordinator for the Black and Azov Seas. Spain's Navy Hydrographic Institute in Cádiz coordinates it. Firing exercises, submarine cable work and, since 2022, the drifting mines and hazardous-operation areas of the Black Sea account for much of what it broadcasts.
The in-force list is collected directly from the Spanish Navy's NAVAREA III pages; older warnings come from NGA's HYDROLANT relays. A Bulgarian mirror of the Black Sea sub-area was used until it stopped updating in December 2025.
- own list read
- Spanish Navy Hydrographic Institute
- attributed by
- own series 25 · named in an NGA relay 10,095
What the archive shows
10,120 warnings in this archive are attributed to NAVAREA III, issued from 1999-01-05 to 2026-09-14. 17 of them are in force in the latest lists we collected.
25 come from the area's own series and 10,095 are NGA relays that name NAVAREA III as their source.
Exercises accounts for 4,898 of 10,120 recorded messages (48%), the largest warning type group in this selection.
The stations and services named as originators most often are WZ (49), SPANISH NAVY IHM (25), MARISICILIA (9) and CTG (5), among 41 in all.
The largest yearly count is 2020, with 1,326 warnings. Collection is incomplete between 2024-05 and 2026-08-17, so those years are not comparable.
They reached this archive through HYDROLANT (10,076), NAVAREA III (25) and HYDROPAC (19).
Attributed warnings by year of issue
By month of issue, all years
Warning types
Originating stations and services · 41
The authority recorded with each message: the range, rescue centre, coast radio station or national service that issued it.
- WZ49
- SPANISH NAVY IHM25
- MARISICILIA9
- CTG5
- MARISARDEGNA5
- CECMED2
- GREEK NAVTEX IRAKLEIO2
- MARIDIPART LA SPEZIA2
- OGIMM2
- UKMRCC2
- MARISARDGENA1
- MINHAL SAPANUT-HAIFA FAX1
Where they lie · 28 sea areas
- Black Sea 2,711
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 2,568
- Aegean Sea 918
- Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin 900
- Adriatic Sea 192
- Tyrrhenian Sea 131
- Ionian Sea 121
- Sea of Azov 120
- Alboran Sea 97
- Sea of Marmara 86
- Ligurian Sea 45
- North Atlantic Ocean 37
Newest in force · 17
- NAVAREA III 139/26 · Surveys · Black Sea2026-09-12 · SPANISH NAVY IHM1- drilling operations by yildirim rig (imo 9705469, mmsi 271053959), supported by ertugrul bey, aybuke,…
- NAVAREA III 137/26 · Structures · Black Sea2026-09-08 · SPANISH NAVY IHM1- neptun alpha production platform has been established at the central coordinate point: 44-02.85N 030-35.25E
- NAVAREA III 132/26 · Surveys · Black Sea2026-09-03 · SPANISH NAVY IHMDrilling operations by fatih platform (imo 9503770
- NAVAREA III 128/26 · Surveys · Black Sea2026-08-27 · SPANISH NAVY IHMDrilling operations by yavuz rig (imo 9503768, mmsi 271046765) supported by osman bey, aybuke, florya,…
- NAVAREA III 122/26 · Surveys · Black Sea2026-08-17 · SPANISH NAVY IHM1- drilling operations by abdulhamid han rig (imo 9705093
- NAVAREA III 123/26 · Surveys · Black Sea2026-08-17 · SPANISH NAVY IHMDrilling operations by the kanuni platform (imo 9541203
In force the longest
- NAVAREA III 92/22 · Mines · Black Sea2022-02-25 · SPANISH NAVY IHMDue to mine danger navigation prohibited untill further notice in area bounded by: a 46-04.0N 033-12.8E…
- HYDROLANT 564/22 · Mines · Black Sea2022-02-25Mining operations in progress until further notice in areas bound by: a. 46-04.0N 033-12.8E, 46-03.1N…
- NAVAREA III 122/22 · Mines2022-03-22 · SPANISH NAVY IHMPossible drifting mines in the northwest, west and southwest areas of the black sea, caution is advised
Most recently issued
- NAVAREA III 140/26 · Derelicts · Tyrrhenian Sea2026-09-14 · SPANISH NAVY IHMA derelict boat is adrift around: in position 38-51.1N 009-20.9E cancel this msg 162359 UTC sep 26
- NAVAREA III 139/26 · Surveys · Black Sea2026-09-12 · SPANISH NAVY IHM1- drilling operations by yildirim rig (imo 9705469, mmsi 271053959), supported by ertugrul bey, aybuke,…
- NAVAREA III 137/26 · Structures · Black Sea2026-09-08 · SPANISH NAVY IHM1- neptun alpha production platform has been established at the central coordinate point: 44-02.85N 030-35.25E
- NAVAREA III 132/26 · Surveys · Black Sea2026-09-03 · SPANISH NAVY IHMDrilling operations by fatih platform (imo 9503770
- NAVAREA III 129/26 · Cable ops2026-08-31 · SPANISH NAVY IHMRepair operation in submarine cable system by c/s sophie germain (IMO-9930507, MMSI-228438600); from 31 aug…
- NAVAREA III 128/26 · Surveys · Black Sea2026-08-27 · SPANISH NAVY IHMDrilling operations by yavuz rig (imo 9503768, mmsi 271046765) supported by osman bey, aybuke, florya,…
- NAVAREA III 122/26 · Surveys · Black Sea2026-08-17 · SPANISH NAVY IHM1- drilling operations by abdulhamid han rig (imo 9705093
- NAVAREA III 123/26 · Surveys · Black Sea2026-08-17 · SPANISH NAVY IHMDrilling operations by the kanuni platform (imo 9541203
Neighbouring areas
- NAVAREA II — the eastern Atlantic from the Bay of Biscay south along West Africa
- NAVAREA IV — the western North Atlantic: North America's east coast, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean
Counts are warnings attributed to NAVAREA III by their series or by the source an NGA relay names, recounted 2026-09-24; the area's full traffic is larger. Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA broadcasts.