Cyprus announced the start of seismic surveys in its exclusive economic zone, in blocks 6, 8, 9 and 11, whose licenses are held by oil majors ENI and Total, to be conducted by PSG's R/V “RAMFORM HYPERION”. The NAVTEX follows.
07 1800 UTC APR 2017
JRCC LARNACA/CYPRUS RADIO NAV WRNG NR 136/17
SEISMIC SURVEYS BY R/V RAMFORM HYPERION FROM 07 APR 2017 TO 15 AUG 2017 WITHIN THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS IN AREA BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:
1. 34 36.00 N 033 39.00 E
2. 33 47.00 N 033 58.00 E
3. 33 18.00 N 033 21.00 E
4. 33 18.00 N 032 23.00 E
5. 34 03.00 N 031 49.00 E
R/V “RAMFORM HYPERION” IS TOWING 14X10000 METERS CABLES AT A WIDE SPREAD OF 1500 METERS AND IS ACCOMPANIED BY GUARD VESSELS . MARINERS ARE REQUESTED TO NAVIGATE WITH CAUTION WITHIN 10 NM FROM THE AFOREMENTIONED VESSEL.
JRCC LARNACA/CYPRUSRADIO/5BA NNNN
