Surveys

Drilling operations by the Kanuni platform are underway in the Black Sea from 16 Jun 26 to 30 Aug 26 within a defined area.

Black Sea · NAVAREA III 93/26

What this record establishes

Cancelled notice · 2026-08-18 00:00Z

This notice disappeared from the issuing source's in-force list. No explicit recovery or all-clear is established by that removal.

Source and dates
Spanish Navy IHM NAVAREA III (Mediterranean / Black Sea) · Spanish Navy IHM (NAVAREA III coordinator). Issued 2026-06-15 00:00Z. First collected 2026-08-17 14:07Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-18 05:40Z. 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
2026-06-15 00:00Z
status
Cancelled notice
self-cancels
2026-08-30 20:59Z
authority
Spanish Navy IHM (NAVAREA III coordinator)
NAVAREA
NAVAREA III
issued by
SPANISH NAVY IHM
sea
Black Sea
position
42.858, 31.201
nearest port
Sevastopol · 147 nm
source
Spanish Navy IHM NAVAREA III (Mediterranean / Black Sea) · first seen 2026-08-17 14:07Z

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 16 JUN 26 AND 30 AUG 26
IN AREA DELIMITED BY:
42 50.45 N - 031 10.71 E
42 50.49 N - 031 13.43 E
42 52.49 N - 031 13.37 E
42 52.45 N - 031 10.65 E
10 MN RECEIPT REQUESTED
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 302059 UTC AUG 26.
3. CANCEL NAVAREA III 0092/26 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.
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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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

233 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

55 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 06:16Z; 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.