Surveys

Drilling operations by the Fatih platform with supporting vessels are ongoing in the Black Sea from 6 July to 24 September 2026.

Black Sea · NAVAREA III 105/26

What this record establishes

Cancelled notice · 2026-09-07 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 2026-07-06 00:00Z. First collected 2026-08-17 14:07Z; last seen in collection 2026-09-07 06:55Z. 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

Current notices and reporting history in the Black Sea →

issued
2026-07-06 00:00Z
status
Cancelled notice
self-cancels
2026-09-24 20:59Z
authority
Spanish Navy IHM (NAVAREA III coordinator)
NAVAREA
NAVAREA III
issued by
SPANISH NAVY IHM
sea
Black Sea
position
43.160, 33.074
nearest port
Sevastopol · 90 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 FATIH PLATFORM (IMO 9503770. MMSI 271046008), SUPPORTED BY OSMAN BEY, AYBUKE, FLORYA, MURUVVET ILHAN, MIHRIMAH, MENDERES, ERTUGRUL BEY, ORHAN BEY AND YESILKOY
DAYS 6 JUL 26 TO 242059 UTC SEP 26
IN AREA DELIMITED BY:
43 08.60N 033 03.05E
43 10.60N 033 03.05E
43 10.60N 033 05.78E
43 08.60N 033 05.78E
2.- CANCEL THIS MSG 242059 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.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · survey operations

165 within 180 nm since 2001 · 12 in the last 12 months · 6 listed in force now

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05
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25
26

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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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F
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A
M
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D

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

Worldwide in the collected sources

55 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 05:26Z; 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.