Surveys

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

issued: 2026-06-26 00:00Z
status: in force
authority: Spanish Navy IHM (NAVAREA III coordinator)
position: 42.830, 31.146
source: armada · 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.

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Open-Meteo Marine / Open-Meteo · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation

This area · survey operations

226 within 180 nm since 1999 · 7 in the last 12 months · 8 in force now

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Hydrographic and scientific survey vessels, often towing long arrays. All current survey operations →

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