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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