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The maritime humanitarian corridor is open for outbound and inbound vessels until further notice

Black Sea · Ukraine · HYDROLANT 1980/22

issued
2022-08-09 18:35Z
status
cancelled 2022-09-06 12:48Z (archive)
cancels
HYDROLANT 1964/22
authority
NAVAREA III 196/22 091217Z AUG 22.
position
44.235, 30.113
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BLACK SEA.
UKRAINE.
DNC 10.
1. THE MARITIME HUMANITARIAN CORRIDOR IS OPEN
   FOR OUTBOUND AND INBOUND VESSELS UNTIL
   FURTHER NOTICE. THE CORRIDOR CONNECTS THE
   ODESSA PORTS OF UKRAINE WITH AN INSPECTION
   AREA NORTH WEST OF THE ISTANBUL STRAIT. PILOTS
   WILL EMBARK FOR PASSAGE BETWEEN BERTH AND
   HOLDING AREA.
   A. CHORNOMORSK TO HOLDING AREA CHANNEL
      WITHIN 200 METERS OF TRACKLINE JOINING
      46-24.00N 030-54.00E, 46-20.50N 030-43.20E,
      46-20.00N 030-42.70E, 46-18.84N 030-41.81E,
      46-19.12N 030-40.60E.
   B. ODESSA TO HOLDING AREA CHANNEL WITHIN
      200 METERS OF TRACKLINE JOINING
      46-30.00N 030-54.00E, 46-30.00N 030-46.40E,
      46-29.90N 030-46.04E, 46-29.99N 030-44.54E.
   C. PIVDENNYI TO HOLDING AREA CHANNEL
      WITHIN 200 METERS OF TRACKLINE JOINING
      46-30.50N 030-57.00E, 46-32.60N 030-57.00E,
      46-33.34N 031-00.04E, 46-36.19N 031-01.00E.
   D. HOLDING AREA IN AREA BOUND BY
      46-30.50N 030-54.00E, 46-30.50N 030-58.20E,
      46-24.00N 030-58.20E, 46-24.00N 030-54.00E.
   E. VESSELS MUST TRANSIT BETWEEN HOLDING
      AREA AND MARITIME HUMANITARIAN
      CORRIDOR IN AREA BOUND BY
      46-24.00N 030-54.00E, 46-19.00N 031-05.00E,
      46-12.00N 031-07.50E, 46-12.00N 031-12.50E,
      46-27.00N 031-10.50E, 46-28.20N 030-58.20E.
   F. MARITIME HUMANITARIAN CORRIDOR
      CENTERLINE ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
      44-33.15N 029-53.00E, 45-08.15N 030-30.00E,
      46-12.00N 031-10.00E.
2. THE MARITIME HUMANITARIAN CORRIDOR IS THREE
   MILES WIDE. WHEN TRANSITING THE MARITIME
   HUMANITARIAN CORRIDOR, VESSELS ARE CONSIDERED
   RESTRICTED IN THEIR ABILITY TO MANEUVER.
   VESSELS MUST TRANSIT 0200Z TO 1800Z DAILY.
3. A SOUTHERN WAITING AREA IS DESIGNATED AS A
   TEMPORARY HOLDING AREA FOR VESSELS ENGAGED IN
   THE INITIATIVE. INBOUND VESSELS MAY USE THE
   SOUTHERN WAITING AREA TO AWAIT TRANSIT DURING
   AUTHORIZED HOURS, INFORMING THE JCC THROUGH
   ISTANBUL TRAFFIC, IN AREA BOUND BY
   44-15.00N 029-48.50E, 44-15.00N 029-36.00E,
   44-28.90N 029-51.30E.
4. VESSELS ON PASSAGE BETWEEN THE MARITIME
   HUMANITARIAN CORRIDOR AND THE INSPECTION AREA
   SHALL PASS THROUGH POSITION IN 42-19.15N 029-27.00E.
   OTHER THAN IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, PORT CALLS ARE
   NOT PERMITTED DURING THE TRANSIT.
   A. INSPECTION AREA IN AREA BOUND BY
      41-14.90N 028-59.58E, 41-17.26N 028-59.58E,
      41-17.26N 029-02.20E, 41-15.50N 029-04.60E,
      41-15.20N 029-04.60E.
5. NO VESSEL SHALL TRANSIT THE CORRIDOR WITHOUT
   THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE JCC. VESSELS CROSSING
   THE CORRIDOR ARE REQUESTED TO CROSS
   EXPEDITIOUSLY, AND REMAIN WELL CLEAR OF
   VESSELS NAVIGATING WITHIN THE MARITIME
   HUMANITARIAN CORRIDOR. VESSELS PARTICIPATING
   IN THE INITIATIVE MUST TRANSMIT ON AIS AT ALL
   TIMES. SHIP TO SHIP TRANSFERS ARE NOT
   AUTHORIZED.
6. WHILST TRANSITING THE MARITIME HUMANITARIAN
   CORRIDOR, NO MILITARY VESSELS, AIRCRAFT OR
   UAVS MAY CLOSE WITHIN A RADIUS OF TEN MILES
   OF ANY VESSEL ENGAGED IN THE INITIATIVE AND
   TRANSITING THE CORRIDOR. THIS RADIUS DOES NOT
   EXTEND INTO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF ROMANIA
   OR UKRAINE.
7. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1964/22.

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