Shooting exercises are scheduled in the Azov Sea and Black Sea from 30 September 2026 to 2 October 2026, daily 1000 to 1130 UTC; caution advised.
Black Sea · NAVAREA III 143/26
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 2026-09-25 00:00Z. First collected 2026-09-27 12:10Z; last seen in collection 2026-09-27 13:55Z. 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.
- issued
- 2026-09-25 00:00Z
- status
- Listed in force
- authority
- Spanish Navy IHM (NAVAREA III coordinator)
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III
- issued by
- SPANISH NAVY IHM
- sea
- Black Sea
- position
- 42.133, 36.460
- nearest port
- Samsun · 50 nm
- source
- Spanish Navy IHM NAVAREA III (Mediterranean / Black Sea) · first seen 2026-09-27 12:10Z
Original warning text
AZOV SEA AND BLACK SEA. SHOOTING EXERCISE DAYS 30 SEP 26 TO 02 OCT 26 FROM 1000 TO 1130 UTC IN AREA DELIMITED BY: 41-10.77N 040-50.82E 41-04.83N 040-29.55E 42-01.32N 035-13.48E 42-03.35N 035-10.43E 42-06.15N 035-00.88E 42-06.50N 034-56.10E 41-58.57N 034-41.63E 42-03.78N 033-19.17E 42-05.00N 032-16.68E 42-12.17N 031-44.12E 42-47.13N 031-39.30E 42-47.85N 032-49.68E 42-46.83N 034-05.27E 42-41.00N 037-40.00E 41-35.35N 041-01.92E CAUTION ADVISED
Reading this warning
- 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.
Conditions at the position · now
loading…
MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
13 within 180 nm since 2001 · 1 in the last 12 months · 1 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.
- Hazardous operation 0500Z to 1700Z daily 31 may thru 04 jun in area bound by 44-45.0N 036-41.5E, 44-33.0N…2021-05-28
- Hazardous operation 0500Z to 1700Z daily 17 thru 20 may in area bound by 44-45.0N 036-41.5E, 44-33.0N…2021-05-15
- Hazardous operation 0400Z to 1800Z daily 26 thru 30 apr in areas bound by: a. 44-45.0N 036-41.5E, 44-33.0N…2021-04-24
- Hazardous operation 0400Z to 1800Z daily 19 thru 23 apr in areas bound by: a. 44-45.0N 036-41.5E, 44-33.0N…2021-04-18
- Anchoring prohibited within 500 meters of trackline joining 44-58.38N 036-54.72E, 44-56.41N 036-50.60E,…2016-01-03
- Nga chart 55133 (3RD ed)2009-05-01
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
Worldwide in the collected sources
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-27 13:57Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other 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.