Mines

Possible drifting mines in the northwest, west and southwest areas of the Black Sea; caution advised.

Black Sea · NAVAREA III 122/22

What this record establishes

Listed in force

The latest collected record lists this warning as active. This is the status of the notice, not a live observation of conditions at the location.

Source and dates: Spanish Navy IHM NAVAREA III (Mediterranean / Black Sea) · Spanish Navy IHM (NAVAREA III coordinator). Issued 2022-03-22 00:00Z. First collected 2026-08-17 14:07Z; last seen in collection 2026-10-01 05:25Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered: Black Sea. No usable coordinates were parsed; a location-based nearby search is unavailable. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

issued: 2022-03-22 00:00Z
status: Listed in force
authority: Spanish Navy IHM (NAVAREA III coordinator)
NAVAREA: NAVAREA III
issued by: SPANISH NAVY IHM
source: Spanish Navy IHM NAVAREA III (Mediterranean / Black Sea) · first seen 2026-08-17 14:07Z

Original warning text

BLACK SEA.
1.- POSSIBLE DRIFTING MINES IN THE NORTHWEST, WEST AND SOUTHWEST AREAS OF THE BLACK SEA,
CAUTION IS ADVISED.
2.- CANCEL NAVAREA III 0121/22 AND THIS PARAGRAPH.

Reading this warning

Adrift: Loose and moving with wind and current — a vessel, container, buoy, log or anything else no longer secured.
Mines and mine danger areas: Sea mines reported adrift or found, and areas where mines are known or suspected to remain.
Cancellation reference: A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
NAVAREA: One of the 21 ocean areas of the World-Wide Navigational Warning Service, each with a coordinator that broadcasts long-range warnings.

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

No parsed position is available for this comparison.

Worldwide in the collected sources

8 mine warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 05:38Z; source collection times vary.

Mines

Drifting or reported sea mines. Mostly the Black Sea since 2022. All current mine warnings →

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.