Exercises

Exercise noble mariner 11, 28 feb thru 10 mar, involving numerous naval vessels in areas to the south west…

Eastern North Atlantic · Strait of Gibraltar · Western Mediterranean Sea · HYDROLANT 309/11

issued
2011-02-22 08:39Z
status
cancelled 2011-03-11 00:01Z (archive)
authority
NAVAREA II 51/11 210800Z FEB 11.
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR.
WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
1. EXERCISE NOBLE MARINER 11, 28 FEB THRU 10 MAR,
   INVOLVING NUMEROUS NAVAL VESSELS IN AREAS TO THE
   SOUTH WEST OF SPAIN, STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR AND THE
   WESTERN PART OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
2. DURING THIS EXERCISE NAVAL COOPERATION AND GUIDANCE
   TO SHIPPING (NCAGS) PROCEDURES WILL BE USED TO
   INTERACT WITH MERCHANT SHIPPING. NCAGS PROCEDURES
   ARE CONTAINED IN ATP-2(B) AVAILABLE AT
   WWW.SHIPPING.MANW.NATO.INT.
3. NAVAL VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT REGULARLY EXERCISE
   PREVENTATIVE MEASURES IN ORDER TO SECURE THE
   CONTINUOUS AND INNOCENT PASSAGE OF MERCHANT SHIPPING.
   FOR THIS REASON, ALL MERCHANT VESSELS WITHIN, OR
   ON PASSAGE THROUGH THESE AREAS ARE INVITED TO
   PARTICIPATE IN THE EXERCISE ON A NO COST, NO DELAY
   BASIS AND ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE NATO SHIPPING
   CENTRE AT LEAST 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF ARRIVAL IN THE
   AREAS BY EMAIL: [email protected],
   PHONE 44 192 395 6574, FAX: 44 192 395 6575.
4. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WILL BE REQUIRED:
   A. VESSEL NAME.
   B. IMO NUMBER.
   C. INMARSAT AND EMAIL CONTACT DETAILS.
   D. CURRENT POSITION.
   E. INTENDED MOVEMENTS.
5. ALL MERCHANT VESSELS, WITHIN OR APPROACHING THE
   EXERCISE AREA MAY BE CONTACTED BY PARTICIPATING
   NAVAL VESSELS.
6. MARINERS ARE REQUESTED TO GIVE MILITARY VESSELS A WIDE BERTH.
7. TIMINGS SHOULD BE IN UTC.
8. CANCEL THIS MSG 11 MAR.

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