Drilling operations by Abdulhamid Han rig with support vessels in Black Sea from 19 Aug to 27 Nov 26, requesting 10 nautical mile clearance.
Black Sea · NAVAREA III 122/26
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 2026-08-17 00:00Z. First collected 2026-08-18 05:55Z; last seen in collection 2026-10-03 01:10Z. 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
- Drilling operations by abdulhamid han (imo 9705093cancelled by this notice
- issued
- 2026-08-17 00:00Z
- status
- Listed in force
- self-cancels
- 2026-11-27 20:59Z
- authority
- Spanish Navy IHM (NAVAREA III coordinator)
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III
- issued by
- SPANISH NAVY IHM
- sea
- Black Sea
- position
- 43.064, 31.637
- nearest port
- Sevastopol · 125 nm
- source
- Spanish Navy IHM NAVAREA III (Mediterranean / Black Sea) · first seen 2026-08-18 05:55Z
Original warning text
BLACK SEA. 1- DRILLING OPERATIONS BY ABDULHAMID HAN RIG (IMO 9705093. MMSI 271050408), SUPPORTED BY OSMAN BEY,AYBUKE, FLORYA, MURUVVET ILHAN, MIHRIMAH, MENDERES,ERTUGRUL BEY,ORHAN BEY AND YESILKOV. BETWEEN 19 AUG UNTIL 27 NOV 26 IN AREA DELIMITED BY: 43 05.03 N - 031 36.52 E 43 05.03 N - 031 39.95 E 43 02.63 N - 031 39.95 E 43 02.63 N - 031 36.52 E 10 MN RECEIPT REQUESTED CANCEL THIS MSG 272059 NOV 26. 2.- CANCEL NAVAREA III 0114/26 AND THIS PARAGRAPH.
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.
- 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.
Conditions at the position · now
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MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation
Collected reports in this area · survey operations
230 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 the kanuni platform (imo 9541203Surveys · 17.1 nm
- 1- drilling operations by yildirim rig (imo 9705469, mmsi 271053959), supported by ertugrul bey, aybuke,…Surveys · 19.6 nm
- Drilling operations by yavuz rig (imo 9503768, mmsi 271046765) supported by osman bey, aybuke, florya,…Surveys · 24.2 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 · 39.3 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 · 49.7 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 · 67.6 nm
- 1- neptun alpha production platform has been established at the central coordinate point: 44-02.85N 030-35.25EStructures · 74.7 nm
- Drilling operations by fatih platform (imo 9503770Surveys · 83.5 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
56 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 01:10Z; 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.