Scientific research and underwater operations by vessels r/v oruc reis, denar pathfinder, denar echo and…
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · NAVAREA III 149/26
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 2026-10-02 12:10Z; last seen in collection 2026-10-02 12:25Z. 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.
Related notices and cancellation links
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 2026-10-02 12:10Z
Original warning text
MEDITERRANEAN SEA. 1. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND UNDERWATER OPERATIONS BY VESSELS R/V ORUC REIS, DENAR PATHFINDER, DENAR ECHO AND KIRICI. 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 MARGIN OF SAFETY IS REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL THIS MESSAGE 252059Z OCT 26. 3. CANCEL NAVAREA III 0147/26 AND THIS PARAGRAPH
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.
- 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.
- 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
177 within 180 nm since 2001 · 4 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 in progress until 25 oct by M/V denar echo, M/V denar pathfinder and M/V harvest chief…2026-10-01
- Scientific research and underwater operations by vessels r/v harvest chief, denar pathfinder, denar echo and…2026-10-01
- 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
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
54 survey operations listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 12:18Z; 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.