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The black sea grain initiative jcc has established a route for vessels inbound and outbound of ukrainan ports

Black Sea · Turkey To Ukraine · HYDROLANT 2090/22

issued
2022-08-23 23:45Z
status
cancelled 2022-08-25 23:49Z (archive)
self-cancels
2022-11-19 23:59Z
authority
NAVAREA III 202/22 232330Z AUG 22.
position
45.624, 30.693
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BLACK SEA.
TURKEY TO UKRAINE.
DNC 10.
1. THE BLACK SEA GRAIN INITIATIVE JCC HAS ESTABLISHED
   A ROUTE FOR VESSELS INBOUND AND OUTBOUND OF
   UKRAINAN PORTS. THE ROUTE IS 320NM LONG AND
   CONNECTS THE LISTED UKRAINIAN PORTS WITH INSPECTION
   AREAS INSIDE TURKISH TERRITORIAL SEAS. THE MARITIME
   HUMANITARIAN CORRIDOR (MHC) FORMS PART OF THIS
   ROUTE AND EXTENDS FROM THE BOUNDARY OF UKRAINIAN
   TERRITORIAL SEAS TO THE SOUTHERN WAYPOINT OF THE
   HIGH SEAS TRANSIT CORRIDOR (HSTC). WHILE TRANSITING
   THE MHC NO MILITARY SHIP, AIRCRAFT OR UAV MAY CLOSE
   WITHIN A RADIUS 10NM OF ANY VESSEL ENGAGED IN THE
   INITIATIVE AND TRANSITING THE CORRIDOR. VESSELS
   ENCOUNTERING PROVOCATIONS OR THREATS WHILE
   TRANSITING THE MHC SHOULD REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO THE
   JCC. NO VESSEL SHALL TRANSIT THE MHC WITHOUT THE
   AUTHORIZATION OF THE JCC. 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. HIGH SEAS TRANSIT CORRIDOR CENTERLINE
      ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
      44-53.00N 030-39.50E, 45-37.10N 030-48.10E,
      46-12.00N 031-10.00E.
2. THE HIGH SEAS TRANSIT CORRIDOR IS 83 MILES
   LONG AND THREE MILES WIDE. WHEN TRANSITING
   THE HSTC VESSELS ARE CONSIDERED RESTRICTED IN
   THEIR ABILITY TO MANEUVER AND SHOULD DISPLAY THE
   APPROPRIATE LIGHTS/SHAPES. VESSELS MUST TRANSIT
   BETWEEN 0500 TO 2100 LOCAL.
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
   44-50.00N 030-10.00E, 44-50.00N 030-25.00E,
   44-55.00N 030-25.00E, 45-00.00N 030-10.00E.
4. VESSELS ON PASSAGE BETWEEN THE MARITIME
   HUMANITARIAN CORRIDOR AND THE INSPECTION AREA
   SHALL PASS THROUGH POSITION IN 42-19.15N 029-27.00E.
   ISTANBUL VTS WILL INFORM AND DIRECT VESSELS TO THE
   APPROPRIATE INSPECTION AREA.
   A. INSPECTION AREA N (BLACK SEA) 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.
   B. INSPECTION AREA S (SEA OF MARMARA) IN AREA
      BOUND BY
      41-00.36N 028-59.13E, 40-59.33N 028-58.57E,
      40-58.09N 028-56.47E, 40-59.84N 028-56.47E.
5. OTHER THAN IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, PORT CALLS AND
   PROLONGED STOPS ARE NOT PERMITTED DURING THE TRANSIT.
   SHIP TO SHIP TRANSFERS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED. VESSELS
   PARTICIPATING IN THE INITIATIVE MUST TRANSMIT ON AIS
   AT ALL TIMES. ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES FOR VESSELS WISHING
   TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INITIATIVE ARE CONTAINED IN IMO
   CIRCULAR LETTER 4611 (SERIES).
6. CANCEL THIS MSG 192359Z NOV 22.

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