Scientific research and underwater operations by four vessels in the Mediterranean Sea from 1 to 25 October 2026; a wide berth is requested.
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · NAVAREA III 147/26
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 2026-10-01 00:00Z. First collected 2026-10-01 12:10Z; last seen in collection 2026-10-01 13:55Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin →
- issued
- 2026-10-01 00:00Z
- status
- Listed in force
- self-cancels
- 2026-10-25 20:59Z
- authority
- Spanish Navy IHM (NAVAREA III coordinator)
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III
- issued by
- SPANISH NAVY IHM
- sea
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
- position
- 35.784, 33.058
- nearest port
- Famagusta · 58 nm
- source
- Spanish Navy IHM NAVAREA III (Mediterranean / Black Sea) · first seen 2026-10-01 12:10Z
Original warning text
MEDITERRANEAN SEA. 1. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND UNDERWATER OPERATIONS BY VESSELS R/V HARVEST CHIEF, DENAR PATHFINDER, DENAR ECHO AND ENTRY. BETWEEN 01 - 25 OCT 26. IN THE AREA DELIMITED BY THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES: 36 01.65 N - 032 45.72 E 36 00.97 N - 032 48.22 E 36 04.41 N - 032 52.90 E 36 05.97 N - 032 57.70 E 35 49.44 N - 033 07.64 E 35 48.34 N - 033 04.13 E 35 29.77 N - 033 20.96 E 35 20.39 N - 033 30.58 E 35 19.87 N - 033 23.33 E 35 27.98 N - 033 17.81 E 35 47.12 N - 033 00.26 E 35 45.04 N - 032 53.67 E WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MESSAGE 252059Z OCT 26.
Reading this warning
- Underwater operations
- Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
- Survey operations
- A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
- 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.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
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
175 within 180 nm since 2001 · 2 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.
- Underwater operations 01 thru 25 oct by M/V oruc reis, M/V denar echo, M/V kirici and M/V denar pathfinder…2026-09-30
- Survey operations by M/V BILIM-2 in progress until 04 jul along tracklines joining: a. 36-04.51N 033-13.95E,…2022-06-30
- Survey operations in progress until 21 jan by M/V nautical geo in area bound by 34-20.64N 031-26.41E,…2022-01-15
- Survey operations in progress until 11 jan 22 by M/V nautical geo in area bound by 33-56.5N 032-25.0E,…2022-01-04
- Survey operations in progress until 11 jan 22 by M/V odin finder in area bound by 33-56.5N 032-25.0E,…2021-12-23
- Underwater operations in progress until 30 jan 22 in area bound by 33-37N 031-22E, 33-37N 032-11E, 33-17N…2021-11-20
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
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
56 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 14:03Z; 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.