Shooting Seaward exercises Nieuwpoort

Shooting Seaward exercises Nieuwpoort

From the military base in Lombardsijde (Nieuwpoort), the Defense Department regularly organizes sea shooting exercises. To guarantee the safety of shipping, during these exercises a part of the sea (sector) is prohibited for all shipping.

At each shooting exercise, a signaling panel is made visible to the right of the exit from Nieuwpoort’s harbor channel. This panel reads:

DANGER – DANGER
SEAWAY WRITING
INFO VHF 67 – Callsign:SN

Planning

Basically, no shooting exercises against air or sea targets are planned and shipping is free during these periods:

  • On ALL Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays
  • From mid-June to mid-September
  • During the Christmas vacations

All info and up-to-date schedule: https://www.mil.be/nl/agenda/militaire-oefeningen/#oefening1