Aids-to-navigation notices in 2024

Lights extinguished, buoys off station, RACON/NAVTEX outages.

issued in 2024
297
still in force
20
vs 2023
-62%
first · last
01-03 · 12-11

Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so this year is under-counted.

By month

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By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROLANT101
  • HYDROPAC84
  • NAVAREA IV63
  • NAVAREA XII42
  • HYDROARC5
  • NAVAREA XI1
  • NAVAREA III1

Where · top seas

North Pacific Ocean3316%
North Atlantic Ocean3115%
South Atlantic Ocean2713%
North Sea2211%
Gulf of Mexico2010%
Coral Sea2010%
South Pacific Ocean199%
Caribbean Sea168%
Indian Ocean105%
English Channel105%

All aids-to-navigation notices issued in 2024 · 297

  1. HYDROLANT 193/242024-01-25 → 2024-01-26
    Mrcc shetland mf r/t and dsc services at collafirth hill site 60-32.00N 001-23.50W off air
    Eastern North Atlantic · Shetland Islands
  2. HYDROLANT 192/242024-01-25 → 2024-07-24
    Ponta do retiro light 21-21.58S 040-57.76W unlit until 23 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  3. HYDROLANT 178/242024-01-23 → 2024-01-26
    Shoreston buoy 55-35.90N 001-39.30W off station
    North Sea · England
  4. HYDROLANT 177/242024-01-23 → 2024-01-26
    Bassurelle buoy 50-32.70N 000-57.70E missing
    English Channel · England
  5. HYDROPAC 273/242024-01-23 → 2024-02-09
    Katchall island east bay light 08-00.41N 093-24.54E inoperative
    Andaman Sea · Nicobar Islands
  6. NAVAREA XII 24/242024-01-22 → 2024-01-23
    Uscg remote communication facility point reyes (c) 37-55.5N 122-43.9W mf and hf transmit services unreliable…
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  7. NAVAREA IV 70/242024-01-22 → 2024-01-23
    Uscg remote communication facility new orleans (g) 29-53.1N 089-56.7W mf and hf transmit services off air…
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  8. HYDROPAC 252/242024-01-20 → 2024-01-25
    Highfield point light 40-44.33S 145-17.39E unreliable
    Bass Strait · Tasmania
  9. HYDROPAC 227/242024-01-19 → 2024-02-05
    Smoky cape light 30-55.37S 153-05.25E unlit
    Tasman Sea · Australia
  10. HYDROLANT 150/242024-01-19 → 2024-07-18
    Mundau light 03-10.58S 039-21.72W unlit until 17 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  11. HYDROPAC 226/242024-01-19 → 2026-08-14
    Navtex station Antofagasta off air; Valparaiso Playa Ancha radio takes over and transmits via SafetyNet, cancelling Hydropac 222/24.
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  12. HYDROPAC 222/242024-01-19 → 2024-01-19
    NAVTEX station antofagasta (a) 23-29.47S 075-25.39W off air
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  13. NAVAREA IV 59/242024-01-18 → 2024-03-27
    NAVTEX station charleston (e) 32-50.67N 079-57.00W unable to transmit
    Western North Atlantic · South Carolina
  14. HYDROPAC 215/242024-01-18 → 2024-01-19
    Smoky cape light 30-55.40S 153-05.20E unreliable
    Tasman Sea · Australia
  15. HYDROLANT 142/242024-01-18 → 2024-04-12
    NAVTEX station portpatrick (o) 54-50.63N 005-07.46W unreliable
    North Channel · Scotland
  16. HYDROLANT 141/242024-01-18 → 2024-04-12
    NAVTEX station cullercoats (g) 55-04.00N 001-28.00W unreliable
    North Sea · England
  17. HYDROLANT 140/242024-01-18 → 2024-01-18
    NAVTEX station cullercoats (g) 55-04.00N 001-28.00W off air
    North Sea · England
  18. HYDROPAC 211/242024-01-18 → 2024-02-02
    Twin island light 10-27.78S 142-26.89E unreliable
    Torres Strait · Australia
  19. HYDROLANT 139/242024-01-18 → 2026-08-14
    The St. Mathieu Light at 48-19.79N 004-46.25W is unlit.
    Bay of Biscay · France
  20. NAVAREA XII 18/242024-01-17 → 2024-01-30
    NAVTEX station astoria (w) 46-10.00N 123-49.00W inoperable
    Eastern North Pacific · Oregon
  21. HYDROPAC 207/242024-01-17 → 2024-02-21
    Cape naturaliste light 33-32.24S 115-01.12E unlit
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  22. HYDROPAC 181/242024-01-16 → 2024-01-18
    RACON at gubbins reef light 15-42.58S 145-23.83E inoperative
    Coral Sea · Australia
  23. NAVAREA IV 49/242024-01-15 → 2024-01-15
    Cancel NAVAREA IV 5/24 and this msg, buoys removed
    Western North Atlantic
  24. NAVAREA XII 15/242024-01-15 → 2024-01-30
    Pasa caballos light 02-26.60N 078-33.00W unlit
    Eastern North Pacific · Colombia
  25. HYDROLANT 99/242024-01-13 → 2024-01-25
    NAVTEX station niton (e)(k) 50-35N 001-15W unreliable
    English Channel · England
  26. NAVAREA IV 42/242024-01-12 → 2024-01-12
    Cancel NAVAREA IV 1519/23 and this msg, buoy removed
    Western North Atlantic
  27. HYDROLANT 89/242024-01-12 → 2024-02-23
    Sandettie n buoy 51-18.40N 002-04.70E missing
    North Sea · France
  28. HYDROPAC 131/242024-01-12 → 2024-01-15
    NAVTEX station otaru (j) 43-19.50N 140-26.80E off air
    Sea of Japan · Japan
  29. HYDROPAC 126/242024-01-11 → 2026-08-14
    Mahatao light at position 20-24.10 North 121-57.60 East in Luzon Strait, Philippines is unlit.
    Luzon Strait · Philippines
  30. HYDROLANT 83/242024-01-11 → 2024-01-14
    Cgoc shetland mf r/t and dsc services at lerwick site in 60-08.90N 001-08.40W off air
    North Sea · Shetland Islands
  31. HYDROPAC 118/242024-01-11 → 2024-01-16
    Cape naturaliste light 33-32.24S 115-01.12E unreliable
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  32. NAVAREA IV 35/242024-01-10 → 2026-08-14
    Cayo Moa light established in Old Bahama Channel, Cuba, flashing white every 10 seconds, 14 meters high, 10 miles range.
    Old Bahama Channel · Cuba
  33. HYDROLANT 74/242024-01-10 → 2024-01-18
    NAVTEX station portpatrick (o) 54-50.63N 005-07.46W off air
    North Channel · Scotland
  34. HYDROLANT 71/242024-01-10 → 2024-01-10
    NAVTEX stations off air: a. gisloevshammar (j) 55-29.00N 014-19.00E
    Baltic Sea · Gulf of Bothnia · Sweden
  35. HYDROPAC 104/242024-01-09 → 2024-01-12
    Point marsden light 35-34.05S 137-37.24E unlit
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  36. HYDROLANT 64/242024-01-09 → 2024-01-09
    Barrow wind farm turbine A07 54-00.50N 003-18.20W unlit
    Irish Sea · England
  37. HYDROLANT 58/242024-01-08 → 2024-02-19
    Humber met mast 53-10.70N 002-59.10E unlit and navaids inoperative
    North Sea · England
  38. NAVAREA XII 6/242024-01-08 → 2024-01-09
    NAVTEX station kodiak (j)(x) 57-46.60N 152-31.70W services degraded 091800Z to 092200Z jan
    Gulf of Alaska · Alaska
  39. HYDROLANT 52/242024-01-07 → 2024-01-10
    NAVTEX station portpatrick (o) 54-50.63N 005-07.46W unreliable
    North Channel · Scotland
  40. HYDROPAC 73/242024-01-06 → 2024-01-08
    Cape cleveland light in 19-10.98S 147-00.93E unreliable
    Coral Sea · Australia
  41. HYDROPAC 67/242024-01-05 → 2024-02-09
    NAVTEX station mollendo (w) 17-00.30S 072-01.90W off air
    Peru
  42. NAVAREA IV 18/242024-01-05 → 2024-01-09
    Uscg remote communication facility new orleans (g) 29-53.00N 089-57.00W hf and mf services unreliable…
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  43. NAVAREA IV 17/242024-01-05 → 2024-01-10
    Uscg remote communication facility new orleans (g) 29-53.00N 089-57.00W hf and mf transmit services…
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  44. NAVAREA IV 15/242024-01-04 → 2026-08-14
    Chart 26060: Buoy number 1 at 09-25.09N 079-49.50W in the western Caribbean Sea, Panama, is destroyed.
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  45. HYDROPAC 46/242024-01-04 → 2024-01-25
    Lesueur island light 13-49.15S 127-16.02E unlit
    Timor Sea · Australia
  46. HYDROLANT 24/242024-01-04 → 2024-02-15
    Dudgeon RACON 53-16.60N 001-16.90E inoperative
    North Sea · England
  47. HYDROPAC 31/242024-01-03 → 2024-01-04
    Cape cleveland light 19-10.98S 147-00.93E unreliable
    Coral Sea · Australia

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and your national MSI service.

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