Drilling operations by Yavuz platform supported by several vessels are underway in the Black Sea from 27 June 2026 to 10 September 2026.
Black Sea · NAVAREA III 102/26
What this record establishes
Cancelled notice · 2026-08-27 00:00Z
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
- Spanish Navy IHM NAVAREA III (Mediterranean / Black Sea) · Spanish Navy IHM (NAVAREA III coordinator). Issued 2026-06-26 00:00Z. First collected 2026-08-17 14:07Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-27 11:55Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Black Sea. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- issued
- 2026-06-26 00:00Z
- status
- Cancelled notice
- self-cancels
- 2026-09-10 20:59Z
- authority
- Spanish Navy IHM (NAVAREA III coordinator)
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III
- issued by
- SPANISH NAVY IHM
- sea
- Black Sea
- position
- 42.830, 31.146
- nearest port
- Varna · 145 nm
- source
- Spanish Navy IHM NAVAREA III (Mediterranean / Black Sea) · first seen 2026-08-17 14:07Z
Original warning text
BLACK SEA. 1.- DRILLING OPERATIONS BY YAVUZ PLATFORM (IMO 9503768, MMSI 271046765) SUPPORTED BY OSMAN BEY, AYBUKE, FLORYA, MURUVVET ILHAN, MIHRIMAH, MENDERES, ERTUGRUL BEY, ORHAN BEY AND YESILKOY DAYS 27 JUN 26 TO 10 SEP 26 IN AREA DELIMITED BY: 42-48.77N 031-07.43E 42-50.77N 031-07.39E 42-50.82N 031-10.10E 42-48.82N 031-10.15E 10 MN RECEIPT REQUIRED 2.- CANCEL THIS MSG 102059 UTC SEP 26.
Reading this warning
- Drilling rig / MODU
- A mobile offshore drilling unit — jack-up, semi-submersible or drillship — has moved into position, with anchors and a safety zone around it.
- Position (degrees and minutes)
- How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
234 within 180 nm since 1999 · 14 in the last 12 months · 6 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.
- Survey operations in progress until 01 nov by M/V kobi ruegg in area bound by 44-25.56N 028-47.44E,…2026-09-30
- 1- drilling operations by yildirim rig (imo 9705469, mmsi 271053959), supported by ertugrul bey, aybuke,…2026-09-12
- Survey operations 08 sep thru 01 oct by M/V karadeniz arastirma, M/V barbaros hayreddin pasa and M/V TANUX-1…2026-09-07
- Drilling operations by fatih platform (imo 95037702026-09-03
- Drilling operations by yavuz rig (imo 9503768, mmsi 271046765) supported by osman bey, aybuke, florya,…2026-08-27
- Drilling operations by the kanuni platform (imo 95412032026-08-17
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
- Drilling operations by yavuz rig (imo 9503768, mmsi 271046765) supported by osman bey, aybuke, florya,…Surveys · 1.5 nm
- 1- drilling operations by yildirim rig (imo 9705469, mmsi 271053959), supported by ertugrul bey, aybuke,…Surveys · 6.4 nm
- Drilling operations by the kanuni platform (imo 9541203Surveys · 9.5 nm
- Pipeline operations in progress until 07 oct 26 by M/V mukavemet, M/V oruc rei̇s, M/V dina polaris, M/V…Cable ops · 24.4 nm
- 1- drilling operations by abdulhamid han rig (imo 9705093Surveys · 25.8 nm
- Pipeline operations 05 jun thru 07 oct by M/V oruc reis, M/V mukavemet, M/V zaganos pasa, M/V denar…Cable ops · 38.5 nm
- Drilling operations by fatih platform (imo 9503770Surveys · 58 nm
- Underwater operations 05 jan 25 thru 31 dec 26 in area bound by 44-04.40N 030-34.13E, 44-02.40N 030-30.50E,…Surveys · 70.1 nm
- 1- neptun alpha production platform has been established at the central coordinate point: 44-02.85N 030-35.25EStructures · 77.1 nm
- Due to the presence of mines, all vessels approaching and departing romanian ports are encouraged to use the…Mines · 119.1 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
56 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 18:08Z; source collection times vary.
Surveys
Hydrographic and scientific survey vessels, often towing long arrays. All current survey operations →
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.