Mines

Due to mines in the Black Sea, vessels approaching and departing Romanian ports Mangalia, Navodari, Constanta, and Sulina should use recommended tracks and report sightings.

Black Sea · HYDROLANT 2088/24

What this record establishes

Listed in force

The latest collected record lists this warning as active. This is the status of the notice, not a live observation of conditions at the location.

Source and dates: NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt). Issued 2024-09-30 15:08Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-10-01 08:32Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered: Black Sea. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Black Sea →

issued: 2024-09-30 15:08Z
status: Listed in force
sea: Black Sea
position: 44.252, 29.239
nearest port: Tulcea · 59 nm
source: NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z

Original warning text

BLACK SEA.
ROMANIA.
DNC 10.
1. DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MINES, ALL VESSELS
   APPROACHING AND DEPARTING ROMANIAN PORTS ARE
   ENCOURAGED TO USE THE FOLLOWING RECOMMNEDED
   TRACKS:
   A. PORT OF MANGALIA ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
      43-47.59N 028-50.86E, 43-47.50N 028-37.61E.
   B. PORT OF NAVODARI ALONG TRAKLINE JOINING
      43-47.59N 028-50.86E, 44-11.33N 028-50.86E,
      44-15.52N 028-45.04E.
   C. ENTRANCE TO PORT OF CONSTANTA TRAFFIC
      SEPERATION SCHEME ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
      43-47.59N 028-50.86E, 43-58.79N 028-50.86E.
   D. EXIT FROM PORT OF CONSTANTA TRAFFIC
      SEPERATION SCHEME ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
      43-56.75N 028-50.86E, 43-47.59N 028-50.86E.
   E. PORT OF SULINA ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
      43-47.59N 028-50.86E, 44-00.57N 028-50.87E,
      44-26.93N 029-43.20E, 44-36.49N 029-52.56E,
      45-05.89N 029-52.56E, 45-08.04N 029-47.58E.
2. VESSELS ARE REQUESTED TO IMMEDIATELY REPORT
   SIGHTINGS OF MINES OR MINE-LIKE OBJECTS TO:
   A. ROMANIAN MARITIME HYDROGRAPHIC DIRECTORATE,
      PHONE: 402 4165 1040, EMAIL: NTM@DHMFN.RO.
   B. MRCC CONSTANTA, PHONE: 402 4161 5949,
      EMAIL: MRCC@RNA.RO.
   C. ROMANIAN COAST GUARD, PHONE: 424 164 1188,
      EMAIL: SCOMAR@MAI.GOV.RO.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart): A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
Mines and mine danger areas: Sea mines reported adrift or found, and areas where mines are known or suspected to remain.
Track line joining: Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
Position (degrees and minutes): How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
Notice to Mariners: The weekly publication of permanent chart corrections — the slower, permanent counterpart of a navigational warning.
MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre): A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.

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Conditions at the position · now

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MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation

Collected reports in this area · mine warnings

13 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 in the last 12 months · 5 listed in force now

Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.

Month of issue in the collected archive

All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.

Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Fog signal at constanta outer harbor light 44-08.61N 028-40.37E inoperativeNav aids · 25.2 nm
1- neptun alpha production platform has been established at the central coordinate point: 44-02.85N 030-35.25EStructures · 59.4 nm
Object adrift in vicinity 43-55.10N 030-37.65E at 250923Z sepDebris · 63.2 nm
Underwater operations 05 jan 25 thru 31 dec 26 in area bound by 44-04.40N 030-34.13E, 44-02.40N 030-30.50E,…Surveys · 64.4 nm
Mines reported in area within five miles of 45-07.10N 030-09.70EMines · 65.2 nm
War risk area, in northwestern part of black sea to northern of line 45-12.2N 029-41.1E 45-11.5N 029-41.4E…War risk · 89.1 nm
The coordinator of coastal alerts of ukraine has declared the following coastal approach instructions for…War risk · 106.2 nm
Ukrainian coastal warning coordinator has declared the following coastal aproach instructions for entry or…Other · 106.5 nm
Mining operations in progress until further notice in areas bound by: a. 46-22.50N 030-45.10E, 46-20.20N…Mines · 108.2 nm
Drilling operations by yavuz rig (imo 9503768, mmsi 271046765) supported by osman bey, aybuke, florya,…Surveys · 119.5 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

8 mine warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 08:34Z; source collection times vary.

Mines

Drifting or reported sea mines. Mostly the Black Sea since 2022. All current mine warnings →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.