Surveys

Drilling operations by KANUNI platform in Black Sea from 18 Aug 26 to 07 Oct 26, 10 nautical mile wide berth requested.

Black Sea · NAVAREA III 123/26

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 2026-10-02 01:25Z. 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
2026-08-17 00:00Z
status
Listed in force
self-cancels
2026-10-07 20:59Z
authority
Spanish Navy IHM (NAVAREA III coordinator)
NAVAREA
NAVAREA III
issued by
SPANISH NAVY IHM
sea
Black Sea
position
42.869, 31.355
nearest port
Sevastopol · 142 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 THE KANUNI PLATFORM (IMO 9541203. MMSI 271047822) ) SUPPORTED BY OSMAN BEY, AYBUKE, FLORYA, MURUVVET ILHAN, MIHRIMAH, MENDERES, ERTUGRUL BEY, ORHAN BEY AND YESILKOY
BETWEEN 18 AUG 26 UNTIL 07 OCT 26
IN AREA DELIMITED BY:
42 51.12 N 031 19.95 E
42 51.15 N 031 22.67 E
42 53.17 N 031 22.62 E
42 53.12 N 031 19.90 E
10 NM. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 072059 UTC OCT 26.
3. CANCEL NAVAREA III 0093/26 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.
Wide berth requested
Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
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.

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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

231 within 180 nm since 1999 · 14 in the last 12 months · 6 listed in force now

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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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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

56 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 01:27Z; 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.