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Hazard Alerts

Latest hazard alerts from the Kingfisher Bulletin

Hazard

Renewables

Inch Cape - Monopile Temporary Navigation Lights Unlit

30 June 2026 12:43:13

All mariners and stakeholders are advised that a number of monopile temporary navigation lights are unlit.

News

Aggregates

Marine Aggregate Area 457 Licence Renewal - Commencement of dredging

29 June 2026 14:56:27

Marine Aggregate Licence Area 530 has recently renewed and the licence has been issued and Westminster Gravels Limited is required to inform local mariners’, fishermen’s organisations and local port/harbor authorities a minimum of 5 days in advance of this licensed activity commencing to allow the promulgation of this information. Dredging is scheduled to commence on the 1st September 2024.

Hazard

Non specific

Exercise Mine Shape Target Lay - English Channel

25 June 2026 14:44:20

The Royal Navy will be conducting Exercise Mine Shape Target Lay in support of MCM Exercise SEABREEZE.

Activity

Oil and gas

Well Plugging and Abandonment activities - Clair Field

25 June 2026 10:23:14

The Well Plugging and Abandonment activities will commence within Block 206/08 on the 9th of June using the Well-Safe Defender (WSD). This oil & gas drilling rig has moved to this new position. Rig are protected by a 500m safety zone and some may have anchors extending beyond this zone

Activity

Subsea cables

Peterhead HDD Marine Assistance - Eastern Green Link 2

24 June 2026 18:20:45

Prysmian will be conducted marine works on behalf of the Eastern Green Link 2 subsea cable project. The described activities include nearshore support work for the installation of two new ducts through Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD).

Activity

Renewables

MachairWind ECC Benthic Survey

24 June 2026 17:51:05

Please be advised that from the 8th July 2026 (earliest commencement date) Ocean Ecology Ltd (OEL) will be undertaking drop-down camera (DDC), seabed grab and water sampling surveys within the area shown in this notice.

Activity

Oil and gas

Rig - Shelf Drilling Barsk

24 June 2026 09:49:21

This oil & gas drilling rig has moved to this new position. Rig are protected by a 500m safety zone and some may have anchors extending beyond this zone.

Activity

Oil and gas

NEP Expansion - Vertical Seismic Profile - BC37

24 June 2026 09:41:14

Please be advised that a Vertical Seismic Profile will take place at the BC37 drilling location using an airgun seismic source deployed from the Nobel Intrepid rig between 5th July and 15th August 2026. The survey will take a total of 12 hours.

Activity

Subsea cables

UXO and Marine Archaeology Survey (Geophysical) - Eastern Green Link 4

24 June 2026 08:59:47

Mariners are advised that UXO (Unexploded Ordnance) and Archaeology marine geophysical surveys are planned for the Eastern Green Link 4 (EGL 4) project. The marine survey activities for EGL 4 are planned to commence on the 1st July 2026 at the south of the route in English offshore waters near Lincolnshire, working northwards, and are expected to complete in August in English offshore waters at the English-Scottish border (before continuing into Scottish waters to Fife, shared in separate NtM).

Activity

Subsea cables

SHEPD Argyll & Bute Subsea Inspections

23 June 2026 14:25:23

Please be advised that Socotec Land & Hydrographic Surveys (on behalf of SHEPD) will be undertaking subsea inspections across the Argyll & Bute Marine area.

Activity

Subsea cables

SHEPD West Highland Subsea Inspections

23 June 2026 14:16:22

Please be advised that Socotec Land & Hydrographic Surveys (on behalf of SHEPD) will be undertaking subsea inspections across the West Highland marine areas.

Activity

Oil and gas

Plug & Abandonment Operations at Falcon - Noble Patriot

23 June 2026 12:34:14

Plug and abandonment operations at Falcon - to be completed by Noble Patriot, as detailed within WIA/1886 CL/1597. Including 8 x anchors within radius of 61 19 50.08 North 00 59 28.19 East. Rig arrival due to commence on 25th June 2026.

Activity

Oil and gas

Pre-laying Anchors at Pelican - in preparation for Noble Patriot arrival

23 June 2026 12:18:11

Pre-laying of anchor at Pelican - in preparation for Noble Patriot arrival, as detailed within WIA/1887 CL/1619. 8 x anchors to be placed within radius of 61 2 2.70 North 01 7 45.67 East.

Activity

Oil and gas

CPT Ground Investigation - Vital - Liverpool Bay

23 June 2026 11:06:16

Mariners are advised that Liverpool Bay CCS Ltd will be conducting Cone Penetrometer Tests (CPT) using the Vital (see section 6) as part of the vessels ongoing scope within Liverpool Bay (see LBCCS NtM 002v05).

Activity

Renewables

Subsea Rock Installation - East Anglia THREE Export Cable Route

23 June 2026 04:44:48

Please be advised that the Dynamically Positioned Fall Pipe Vessel (DPFPV) Yellowstone is expected to mobilise from the port Stavanger on the 15/06/2026.