Aids-to-navigation notices in the English Channel

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

in force
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last 12 months
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vs previous 12 (0)
since 1997
837

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 2024–2026 are under-counted.

In force now · 1

  1. HYDROLANT 1448/26in force2026-07-27
    Fowey Light at 50-19.60N 004-38.90W in the English Channel near England is unreliable.
    English Channel · England

Longest in force

  1. HYDROLANT 1448/26in force2026-07-27 · 25 d
    Fowey Light at 50-19.60N 004-38.90W in the English Channel near England is unreliable.
    English Channel · England

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Other hazards in the English Channel

Archive · 836 cancelled

  1. HYDROLANT 1538/222022-06-16 → 2022-06-17
    NAVTEX station niton (e) 50-35.18N 001-15.29W off air 0800Z to 1600Z daily 16 and 17 jun
    English Channel · England
  2. HYDROLANT 1381/222022-05-26 → 2022-06-20
    Tater-du light 50-03.10N 005-34.70W range reduced to 12 miles (white)
    English Channel · England
  3. HYDROLANT 1371/222022-05-24 → 2022-05-25
    NAVTEX station niton (e) 50-35N 001-15W off air 250800Z to 251300Z may
    English Channel · England
  4. HYDROLANT 1344/222022-05-23 → 2022-05-23
    GPS jamming exercises 230700Z to 231500Z may in area bound by 50-30.00N 003-18.00W, 50-34.00N 003-05.00W,…
    English Channel · England
  5. HYDROLANT 1306/222022-05-17 → 2022-06-29
    Colbart north light buoy 50-57.5N 001-23.3E off station
    Dover Strait · England
  6. HYDROLANT 1181/222022-04-30 → 2022-05-01
    Fog signal at south cardinal light buoy 50-01.2N 005-40.4W inoperative
    English Channel · England
  7. HYDROLANT 508/222022-02-21 → 2022-02-28
    Hurst point light 50-42-29N 001-33-01W unreliable
    English Channel · England
  8. HYDROLANT 507/222022-02-21 → 2022-02-28
    Fog signal at dungeness light 50-54-48N 000-58-33E inoperative
    English Channel · England
  9. HYDROLANT 505/222022-02-21 → 2022-02-21
    Needles light 50-39-44N 001-35-30W unreliable
    English Channel · England
  10. HYDROLANT 447/222022-02-14 → 2022-02-15
    NAVTEX station niton (e) 50-35N 001-15W off air 150100Z to 150400Z feb
    English Channel · England
  11. HYDROLANT 333/222022-02-03 → 2022-02-03
    GPS jamming exercises 030800Z to 031600Z feb in area bound by 50-30N 003-17W, 50-34N 003-05W, 50-34N…
    English Channel · England
  12. HYDROLANT 3149/212021-12-24 → 2021-12-30
    Eddystone light 50-10.8N 004-15.9W iso red light unlit
    English Channel · England
  13. HYDROLANT 3108/212021-12-20 → 2021-12-20
    St catherine's point light 50-34.5N 001-17.9W unlit
    English Channel · England
  14. HYDROLANT 3048/212021-12-14 → 2021-12-15
    NAVTEX station niton (e) 50-35N 001-15W off air 0900Z to 1530Z daily 14 and 15 dec
    English Channel · England
  15. HYDROLANT 2899/212021-11-25 → 2021-12-02
    Fog signal at saint anthony light 50-08.5N 005-01.0W inoperative
    English Channel · England
  16. HYDROLANT 2339/212021-09-16 → 2021-09-16
    NAVTEX station niton (e) 50-35.2N 001-15.3W off air 160900Z to 161200Z sep
    English Channel · England
  17. HYDROLANT 2332/212021-09-15 → 2021-09-15
    NAVTEX station niton (e) 50-35.2N 001-15.3W off air 150900Z to 151500Z sep
    English Channel · England
  18. HYDROLANT 2295/212021-09-09 → 2021-09-25
    St catherines point light 50-34-32N 001-17-53W range reduced to 18 miles
    English Channel · England
  19. HYDROLANT 2283/212021-09-08 → 2021-09-09
    St
    English Channel · England
  20. HYDROLANT 2244/212021-09-01 → 2021-09-19
    ZC2 buoy 50-53.5N 001-30.8E unlit
    Dover Strait · France
  21. HYDROLANT 2207/212021-08-27 → 2022-01-07
    Channel lightship 49-54.4N 002-53.7W replaced by safe water mark buoy, lfl 10 sec, RACON (o) AIS
    English Channel · Guernsey
  22. HYDROLANT 2153/212021-08-20 → 2021-08-27
    Channel lightship 49-54.4N 002-53.7W replaced by safe water mark buoy, lfl 10 sec, RACON (o)
    English Channel · Guernsey
  23. HYDROLANT 2147/212021-08-20 → 2021-08-20
    Cap de carteret light 49-22.4N 001-48.8W unreliable
    English Channel · France
  24. HYDROLANT 2144/212021-08-20 → 2021-08-20
    Channel lightship 49-54.4N 002-53.7W unlit and off station
    English Channel · Guernsey
  25. HYDROLANT 2099/212021-08-12 → 2021-08-14
    RACON at greenwich lightship 50-24-30N 000-00-06W inoperative
    English Channel · England
  26. HYDROLANT 1908/212021-07-21 → 2021-09-01
    ZC2 buoy 50-53.5N 001-30.8E unlit
    Dover Strait · France
  27. HYDROLANT 1868/212021-07-16 → 2021-07-16
    GPS jamming exercises 160700Z to 161400Z jul in area within 30 miles of 50-25N 003-00W
    English Channel · England
  28. HYDROLANT 1572/212021-06-12 → 2021-06-12
    Varne lightship 51-01.2N 001-24.0E inoperative
    Dover Strait · England
  29. HYDROLANT 1543/212021-06-09 → 2021-07-21
    ZC2 buoy 50-53.5N 001-30.8E unlit
    Dover Strait · France
  30. HYDROLANT 1222/212021-05-03 → 2021-05-05
    GPS jamming exercises 0500Z to 2100Z daily 04 and 05 may in area within 30 miles of 50-25N 003-00W
    English Channel · England
  31. HYDROLANT 1168/212021-04-28 → 2021-06-09
    ZC2 buoy 50-53.5N 001-30.8E unlit
    Dover Strait · France
  32. HYDROLANT 1107/212021-04-21 → 2021-04-22
    GPS jamming exercises 220500Z to 222100Z apr in area within 30 miles of 50-25N 003-00W
    English Channel · England
  33. HYDROLANT 1067/212021-04-19 → 2021-04-19
    GPS jamming exercises 190700Z to 191900Z apr in area within 30 miles of 50-25N 003-00W
    English Channel · England
  34. HYDROLANT 994/212021-04-11 → 2021-05-07
    GPS jamming exercises 0800Z to 2000Z daily 12 apr thru 07 may in area bound by 50-30N 003-17W, 50-34N…
    English Channel · England
  35. HYDROLANT 756/212021-03-17 → 2021-04-28
    ZC2 buoy 50-53.5N 001-30.8E unlit
    Dover Strait · France
  36. HYDROLANT 735/212021-03-15 → 2021-03-17
    ZC2 buoy 50-53.5N 001-30.8E unlit
    Dover Strait · France
  37. HYDROLANT 612/212021-03-03 → 2021-03-04
    Lizard point light 49-57-36N 005-12-07W unreliable
    English Channel · England
  38. HYDROLANT 572/212021-02-27 → 2021-03-06
    Needles lighthouse 50-39.7N 001-35.5W unreliable until 05 mar
    English Channel · England
  39. HYDROLANT 368/212021-02-08 → 2021-02-11
    Cap d'alprech light 50-41.9N 001-33.7E unlit
    Dover Strait · France
  40. HYDROLANT 361/212021-02-08 → 2021-02-09
    Cap d'antifer light 49-41.0N 000-09.9E unreliable
    English Channel · France
  41. HYDROLANT 49/212021-01-07 → 2021-02-04
    ZC1 buoy 50-45N 001-27E unlit
    Dover Strait · France
  42. HYDROLANT 3808/202020-12-08 → 2020-12-11
    NAVTEX station niton (e) 50-35.2N 001-15.3W off air 0900Z to 1530Z daily 08 thru 11 dec
    English Channel · England
  43. HYDROLANT 3807/202020-12-08 → 2020-12-11
    NAVTEX station niton (e) 50-35.18N 001-15.29W off air 0900Z to 1530Z daily 08 thru 11 dec
    English Channel · England
  44. HYDROLANT 3677/202020-11-26 → 2020-12-22
    Cap de la hague light 49-43.3N 001-57.3W unreliable
    English Channel · France
  45. HYDROLANT 3453/202020-11-08 → 2020-11-09
    NAVTEX station niton (e) 50-35N 001-18W off air
    English Channel · England
  46. HYDROLANT 3365/202020-11-02 → 2020-11-09
    Hurst point light 50-42.5N 001-33.0W range reduced to ten/seven miles
    English Channel · England
  47. HYDROLANT 3118/202020-10-14 → 2020-10-14
    NAVTEX station niton (e) 50-35.18N 001-15.29W off air 140800Z to 141500Z oct
    English Channel · England
  48. HYDROLANT 2801/202020-09-13 → 2020-09-13
    NAVTEX station niton (e) 50-35N 001-18W unreliable
    English Channel · England
  49. HYDROLANT 2590/202020-08-21 → 2020-08-23
    Tater-du light 50-03.1N 005-34.7W unreliable
    English Channel · England
  50. HYDROLANT 2481/202020-08-11 → 2020-08-11
    Beachy head light 50-44-02N 000-14-29E unlit
    English Channel · England

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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