Towing

Towing operations

Finisterre, Pazenn · NAVAREA II 332/26

issued
2026-09-16 07:50Z
status
in force
cancels
NAVAREA II 324/26
authority
SHOM — Service hydrographique et océanographique de la Marine (NAVAREA II coordinator)
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
42.067, -9.783
source
ping · first seen 2026-09-16 07:57Z

Original warning text

FINISTERRE, PAZENN.
TOWING OPERATIONS.
UNWIELDY TOW.
TUG BOULDER TOWING BARGE H-408
FROM ITALY TO IRISH SEA
LENGTH OF TOW 600 METRES
LAST KNOWN POSITION : 42-04N 009-47W
AT 160718 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

3 within 180 nm since 2001 · 1 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now

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Timeline

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.