Drilling operations by the Abdulhamid Han are underway in the Black Sea until 202059 UTC August 26, with a 10 nautical mile berth requested.
Black Sea · NAVAREA III 114/26
What this record establishes
Cancelled notice · 2026-08-18 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 2026-07-28 00:00Z. First collected 2026-08-17 14:07Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-18 05:40Z. 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
- 1- drilling operations by abdulhamid han rig (imo 9705093later cancellation notice
- issued
- 2026-07-28 00:00Z
- status
- Cancelled notice
- self-cancels
- 2026-08-20 20:59Z
- authority
- Spanish Navy IHM (NAVAREA III coordinator)
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III
- issued by
- SPANISH NAVY IHM
- sea
- Black Sea
- position
- 42.827, 31.181
- nearest port
- Varna · 146 nm
- source
- Spanish Navy IHM NAVAREA III (Mediterranean / Black Sea) · first seen 2026-08-17 14:07Z
Original warning text
BLACK SEA. DRILLING OPERATIONS BY ABDULHAMID HAN (IMO 9705093. MMSI 271050408) UNTIL 202059 UTC AUG 26 IN AREA DELIMITED BY: 42-48.58N 031-09.53E 42-50.58N 031-09.47E 42-50.62N 031-12.19E 42-48.62N 031-12.24E 10 MN OF BERTH IS REQUESTED CANCEL THIS MSG 202059 AUG 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 · 0.9 nm
- 1- drilling operations by yildirim rig (imo 9705469, mmsi 271053959), supported by ertugrul bey, aybuke,…Surveys · 5 nm
- Drilling operations by the kanuni platform (imo 9541203Surveys · 8.1 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 · 23.7 nm
- 1- drilling operations by abdulhamid han rig (imo 9705093Surveys · 24.6 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 · 37.7 nm
- Drilling operations by fatih platform (imo 9503770Surveys · 59 nm
- Object adrift in vicinity 43-55.10N 030-37.65E at 250923Z sepDebris · 69.9 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 · 70.8 nm
- 1- neptun alpha production platform has been established at the central coordinate point: 44-02.85N 030-35.25EStructures · 77.7 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
55 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 05:59Z; 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.