Firing exercise is taking place near Cap Blanc within 20 miles of Delta 23-35N 017-00W between 270 and 360 degrees; navigate with caution in restricted area.
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA II 338/26
What this record establishes
Cancelled notice · 2026-09-20 15:47Z
This notice disappeared from the issuing source's in-force list. No explicit recovery or all-clear is established by that removal.
- Source and dates
- SHOM NAVAREA II via PING (eastern North Atlantic, West Africa) · SHOM — Service hydrographique et océanographique de la Marine (NAVAREA II coordinator). Issued 2026-09-22 09:41Z. First collected 2026-09-22 09:42Z; last seen in collection 2026-09-22 10:57Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- North Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is 23.583, -17.000 with a 20.0 nm radius. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Special operationscancelled by this notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2026-09-22 09:41Z
- status
- Cancelled notice
- authority
- SHOM — Service hydrographique et océanographique de la Marine (NAVAREA II coordinator)
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 23.583, -17.000 · r 20.0 nm
- source
- SHOM NAVAREA II via PING (eastern North Atlantic, West Africa) · first seen 2026-09-22 09:42Z
Original warning text
CAP BLANC. SPECIAL OPERATIONS. FIRING EXERCISE. WITHIN 20 MILES OF: DELTA 23-35N 017-00W BETWEEN 270 AND 360 DEGREES NAVIGATE WITH CAUTION RESTRICTED AREA
Collected reports in this area · military exercises
14 within 180 nm since 2000 · 5 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- Special operations2026-09-19
- Special operations2026-09-15
- Hazardous operations 020001Z to 022359Z sep in area bound by 23-35.00N 017-00.00W, 23-35.08N 017-21.75W,…2026-08-29
- Special operations2026-08-29
- Gunnery exercises 0800Z to 1800Z daily 01 sep thru 30 dec within 20 miles of: a. 27-00N 013-50W between 270…2016-09-01
- Gunnery exercises 0800Z to 1800Z daily until 30 jun within 20 miles of: a. 23-35N 017-00W2010-04-06
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
- Newly discovered dangersWrecks · 67.9 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
14 military exercises listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-22 16:46Z; source collection times vary.
Exercises
Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises →
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.