Towing

Towing operations

Cadiz, Gibraltar Strait, Sao Vicente · NAVAREA II 322/26

issued: 2026-09-12 13:29Z
status: in force
authority: SHOM — Service hydrographique et océanographique de la Marine (NAVAREA II coordinator)
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 36.080, -6.548
source: ping · first seen 2026-09-12 13:42Z

Original warning text

CADIZ, GIBRALTAR STRAIT, SAO VICENTE.
TOWING OPERATIONS.
UNWIELDY TOW.
TUG BOULDER TOWING SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE CRANE VESSEL
FROM ITALY TO IRISH SEA
LENGTH OF TOW 600 METRES
LAST KNOWN POSITION : 36-04.80N 006-32.90W
AT 121230 UTC SEP 26
NAVIGATE WITH CAUTION

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

This area · tows

2 within 180 nm since 2010 · 1 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now

Sesmic survey 052200Z to 061200Z jun by M/V sarmiento de gamboa towing ten 3900 meter long cables along…2010-06-05

Season · when tows happen here

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Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

1 tows in force · see all

Towing

Vessels under tow with long or unlit tow lines. All current tows →

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.