Aids-to-navigation notices in 2025

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

issued in 2025
41
still in force
41
vs 2024
-86%
first · last
01-02 · 12-24

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.

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By NAVAREA series

  • NAVAREA IV28
  • NAVAREA XII6
  • HYDROPAC4
  • HYDROARC2
  • HYDROLANT1

Where · top seas

Caribbean Sea2256%
North Atlantic Ocean513%
North Pacific Ocean38%
Beaufort Sea25%
Gulf of Alaska25%
South Pacific Ocean13%
Sea of Okhotsk13%
Bering Sea13%
Gulf of Mexico13%
Persian Gulf13%

All aids-to-navigation notices issued in 2025 · 41

  1. NAVAREA IV 1413/25in force2025-12-24
    Two ocean data buoys are established in the North Atlantic near Guyana at 06-57.93N 057-48.54W.
    North Atlantic · Guyana
  2. NAVAREA IV 1391/25in force2025-12-17
    Cayo Noroeste light in Venezuela is unlit; navigational warning 1387/25 is cancelled.
    Caribbean Sea · Venezuela
  3. NAVAREA IV 1282/25in force2025-11-19
    The La Desirade light in Guadeloupe, Caribbean Sea, at 16-20.00N 061-00.33W is unlit.
    Caribbean Sea · Guadeloupe
  4. NAVAREA XII 718/25in force2025-11-13
    Weather fax services are off air at Kodiak, Alaska; NAVAREA XII 460/24 is canceled.
    Gulf of Alaska
  5. NAVAREA IV 1175/25in force2025-10-31
    Robledal Light in Venezuela, at 11-02.59N 064-22.63W, is unlit.
    Caribbean Sea · Venezuela
  6. NAVAREA IV 1174/25in force2025-10-31
    In the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela, Cabo Negro Light at 11-30.15N 069-33.34W is unlit.
    Caribbean Sea · Venezuela
  7. NAVAREA IV 1114/25in force2025-10-15
    Crown Point Light at 11-08.90N 060-50.70W is unlit, cancelling Navarea IV 834/25.
    Caribbean Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 2558/25in force2025-10-05
    In Persian Gulf, UAE, Zaqqum buoy at 25-06.56N 053-25.06E has unreliable light and radar beacon.
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  9. HYDROARC 180/25in force2025-10-03
    RACON at Tuktoyaktuk Island Light (69-27.35N 132-59.97W) in Beaufort Sea is inoperative.
    Beaufort Sea · Canada
  10. HYDROARC 145/25in force2025-08-29
    A radar beacon at Pitt Island, Beaufort Sea, Canada, at 69-09.00N 136-11.00W is inoperative.
    Beaufort Sea · Canada
  11. NAVAREA IV 872/25in force2025-08-16
    Due to Hurricane Erin, lateral buoys 1, 2, and 4 are removed in the Dominican Republic, North Atlantic.
    North Atlantic · Dominican Republic
  12. NAVAREA IV 829/25in force2025-08-08
    Chacachacare Light at 10-41.81N 061-45.25W is unlit.
    Caribbean Sea
  13. NAVAREA IV 789/25in force2025-07-29
    A navigational light is established at La Guaira at 10-36.25N 066-56.71W in the Caribbean Sea, Venezuela.
    Caribbean Sea · Venezuela
  14. NAVAREA IV 761/25in force2025-07-22
    Safewater buoy LS at position 06-04.81N 055-12.82W is missing in Suriname, North Atlantic.
    North Atlantic · Suriname
  15. NAVAREA IV 693/25in force2025-07-03
    Lights at Punta Izopo, Pumpkin Hill, Cochino Grande, Cabo Camaron, Punta Patuca, Cabo Falso, Punta Caxinas, and Punta Oeste are unlit in the Gulf of Honduras.
    Gulf of Honduras · Honduras
  16. NAVAREA IV 671/25in force2025-06-25
    Punta Charagato Light at 10-50.48N 064-09.38W in the Caribbean Sea, Venezuela is unlit.
    Caribbean Sea · Venezuela
  17. NAVAREA IV 667/25in force2025-06-25
    The Careenage Range rear light in Martinique, at 14-36.32N 061-03.74W, now shows occulting green, 50 meters high, visible 9 miles.
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Martinique
  18. NAVAREA IV 663/25in force2025-06-24
    In the western Caribbean Sea, off Panama, starboard hand buoy 4 at 09-23.52N 079-53.87W is missing.
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  19. NAVAREA IV 650/25in force2025-06-20
    Port hand three buoy at 09 degrees 23.52 minutes north, 079 degrees 53.75 minutes west is missing in the western Caribbean Sea near Panama.
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  20. NAVAREA IV 644/25in force2025-06-19
    Punta Borojo light in Venezuela changed to flashing white every 11 seconds, 19 meters high, visible 18 miles; canceled warning 373/25.
    Caribbean Sea · Venezuela
  21. NAVAREA IV 643/25in force2025-06-19
    Punta Oriental Light at 10-54.00N 065-12.30W in the Eastern Caribbean Sea, Venezuela is unlit.
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Venezuela
  22. NAVAREA XII 354/25in force2025-06-13
    Messaging services are unreliable at Coast Guard remote communication facilities at Point Reyes, Honolulu, Kodiak, Astoria, and Cambria.
    Eastern North Pacific
  23. NAVAREA IV 616/25in force2025-06-13
    Messaging services are unavailable at USCG remote communication facilities in Boston, Chesapeake, Charleston, Miami, and New Orleans.
    Western North Atlantic
  24. NAVAREA XII 344/25in force2025-06-10
    In the Bering Sea near Alaska, high frequency radio services at Shemya remote site (52-43N 174-07E) are off air.
    Bering Sea · Alaska
  25. NAVAREA XII 338/25in force2025-06-07
    The US Coast Guard remote communication facility at Astoria, Oregon (46-10.00N 123-49.00W), is off the air.
    Oregon
  26. NAVAREA IV 563/25in force2025-05-26
    Punta Tigre light at 11-04.92N 064-13.00W in Venezuela is temporarily removed.
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Venezuela
  27. NAVAREA IV 504/25in force2025-05-07
    The Manzanillo entrance light at 09-22.90N 079-53.90W in the western Caribbean Sea near Panama has temporarily changed to white.
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  28. NAVAREA XII 259/25in force2025-05-05
    At Kodiak, Alaska (57-46N 152-34W), U.S. Coast Guard high-frequency and digital selective calling services are unreliable.
    Gulf of Alaska · Alaska
  29. NAVAREA IV 466/25in force2025-04-25
    Hoyo Soplador light in Nicaragua is established, flashing white every 15 sec, 20 meters high, visible 12 miles at 12-28.85N 081-43.83W.
    Western Caribbean Sea · Nicaragua
  30. NAVAREA XII 208/25in force2025-04-06
    Punta Soldado light at 03-48.50N 077-10.80W is discontinued.
    Eastern North Pacific · Colombia
  31. HYDROPAC 799/25in force2025-03-28
    Arica Radio's digital selective calling medium frequency service is off air at 18-29.10S 070-19.16W in Chile.
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  32. NAVAREA IV 312/25in force2025-03-14
    Wolker Light at 11-48.70N 066-11.08W is unlit.
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Venezuela
  33. NAVAREA IV 311/25in force2025-03-14
    Orchila Pier beacon in Venezuela, at 11-48.43N 066-12.00W, is unlit.
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Venezuela
  34. NAVAREA IV 183/25in force2025-02-13
    Isla Testigo Grande light in eastern Caribbean Sea off Venezuela is unlit.
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Venezuela
  35. NAVAREA IV 155/25in force2025-02-06
    The radar beacon at Rio Magdalena F-2 light at 11-06.40N 074-51.30W is inoperative.
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  36. NAVAREA IV 130/25in force2025-01-30
    Half Moon Cay light in the western Caribbean Sea, Belize is unlit.
    Western Caribbean Sea · Belize
  37. HYDROPAC 221/25in force2025-01-29
    In the Sea of Okhotsk, Kuril Islands, the Malokuril'skiy Light at 43-52.50N 146-48.80E is reduced to eight miles range, and the previous warning 3644/24 is cancelled.
    Sea of Okhotsk · Kuril Islands
  38. HYDROPAC 111/25in force2025-01-17
    Cape Town Radio email is unavailable until further notice; contact NAVAREA VII for assistance.
    Eastern South Atlantic · Southwestern Indian Ocean · South Africa
  39. HYDROLANT 87/25in force2025-01-17
    Cape Town Radio's email service is unavailable until further notice; contact NAVAREA VII for assistance.
    Eastern South Atlantic · Southwestern Indian Ocean · South Africa
  40. NAVAREA IV 90/25in force2025-01-16
    Santiaguillo Light in Bay of Campeche, Mexico, at 19-08.56N 095-48.48W is unlit.
    Bay of Campeche · Mexico
  41. NAVAREA IV 12/25in force2025-01-02
    The light at Hunting Cay, Belize, Gulf of Honduras (16-06.40N 088-16.60W) is unlit.
    Gulf of Honduras · Belize

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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