Surveys
Black Sea drilling operations by Yildirim rig run from 14 September 2026 to 19 October 2026 in area around 42 50.93 N 031 15.60 E; wide berth requested.
Black Sea · NAVAREA III 139/26
- issued
- 2026-09-12 00:00Z
- status
- in force
- self-cancels
- 2026-10-19 20:59Z
- cancels
- NAVAREA III 121/26
- authority
- Spanish Navy IHM (NAVAREA III coordinator)
- sea
- Black Sea
- position
- 42.866, 31.282
- nearest port
- Sevastopol · 144 nm
- source
- armada · first seen 2026-09-13 12:10Z
Original warning text
BLACK SEA. 1- DRILLING OPERATIONS BY YILDIRIM RIG (IMO 9705469, MMSI 271053959), SUPPORTED BY ERTUGRUL BEY, AYBUKE, FLORYA, MURVET ILHAN, MIHRIMAH, MENDERES, OSMAN BEY AND ORHAN BEY DAYS 14 SEP 26 TO 19 OCT 26 IN AREA DELIMITED BY: 42 50.93 N - 031 15.60 E 42 50.97 N - 031 18.32 E 42 52.97 N - 031 18.27 E 42 52.93 N - 031 15.53 E 10 NM. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MESSAGE 192059Z OCT 26. 3.- CANCEL NAVAREA III 0121/26 AND THIS PARAGRAPH.
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
This area · survey operations
231 within 180 nm since 1999 · 13 in the last 12 months · 6 in force now
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- 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
- 1- drilling operations by abdulhamid han rig (imo 97050932026-08-17
- 1- drilling operations by yildirim rig (imo 9705469, mmsi 271053959), supported by ertugrul bey, aybuke,…2026-08-11
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Timeline
Nearby now · within 120 nm
- Drilling operations by the kanuni platform (imo 9541203Surveys · 3.2 nm
- Drilling operations by yavuz rig (imo 9503768, mmsi 271046765) supported by osman bey, aybuke, florya,…Surveys · 4.9 nm
- 1- drilling operations by abdulhamid han rig (imo 9705093Surveys · 19.6 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 · 25.2 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 · 38.6 nm
- Drilling operations by fatih platform (imo 9503770Surveys · 63.9 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 · 70.1 nm
- 1- neptun alpha production platform has been established at the central coordinate point: 44-02.85N 030-35.25EStructures · 77.1 nm
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