Military exercises, prohibited sea: area off limits in the heart of the Gulf of Cagliari
The season of the great war games has begun in Sardinia: thousands of units from 23 countries are involved: navigation from Teulada to Costa Rei is stopped
Forbidden sea, from Teulada to Costa Rei. With an "integral interdiction" zone in the heart of the Golfo degli Angeli: in front of the Poetto.
The season of major military exercises begins in Sardinia and the ordinances that close access to gigantic water spaces reappear, which will be affected by the passage of military ships engaged in war simulations.
While the port of Cagliari is populated by cruisers and frigates, Open Sea 2023 is about to get underway, which will involve forces and personnel from 23 nations (12 NATO countries and 11 Partners) , 41 naval units including ships and submarines, as well as aircraft and naval aviation helicopters, amphibious units of the Marina San Marco Brigade, raiders and divers, naval vehicles and aircraft of the Port Authority Corps, with the addition of vehicles and personnel from the Army, Air Force, Carabinieri and Guardia di Finanza . In total about 6,000 military employed.
And this is only the first military event scheduled: in Sardinia shooting will take place until 26 May. Because the Noble Jump 2023, organized by NATO, will also start at Mare Aperto in progress, and then it will be the turn of the Joint Stars.
To clear the field (of simulated war) from any intrusions, orders from the Coast Guard arrive.
The prohibited sea areas in the Teulada area are called Alfa and Bravo. Then there are Charlie and Delta: the first in front of Chia, the second off Nora. Foxtrot and Trial are in the sea in front of Costa Rei. For these areas, delimited with precise coordinates, «the units in navigation near the external limits of the stretches of water where the duly signaled military naval unit is located, must proceed at a distance of not less than 1000 meters from it». Then there are the Echo 1 and 2 areas: the first is strictly forbidden. In the center of the Gulf of Cagliari.
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