Ukraine has announced a war risk area in the waters of Russian ports on the Black Sea. This follows from the Coastal Warning of the state-owned institution Derzhhydrographiya.
041450 UTC AUG 23
UKRAINE COASTAL WARNING 118/23 ODESA-NAVTEX
BLACK SEA
NORTH-EASTERN PART
WAR RISK AREA
WATER AREA OF THE INTERNAL ANDEXTERNAL ROADSTEADS OF THE PORTSOF ANAPA, NOVOROSSIISK, GELENDZHYK, TUAPSE, SOCHI, TAMAN
FROM 041200 UTC AUG 23
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
The message specifies that the water areas in question are the internal and external roadsteads of the ports of Anapa, Novorossiysk, Gelendzhik, Tuapse, Sochi and Taman.
Ship owners should take into account the high risk of the ship entering russian ports and the violation of sanctions compliance due to port calls to russian ports.
Source: Hellenic Shipping News
