Aids-to-navigation notices in the North Sea

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

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since 1997
2,503

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.

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Other hazards in the North Sea

Archive · 2,503 cancelled

  1. HYDROLANT 2447/012001-09-11 → 2001-09-13
    Sumburgh head dgps station 59-51N 001-16W at reduced power 110830Z to 141100Z sep
  2. HYDROLANT 2302/012001-08-21 → 2001-08-23
    Dgps station at girdle ness light 57-08N 002-03W inoperative 211200Z to 211600Z, 220830Z to 221600Z and…
  3. HYDROLANT 2299/012001-08-21 → 2001-08-22
    Hinder 1 buoy 51-21N 002-11E unlit
  4. HYDROLANT 2295/012001-08-21 → 2001-08-21
    Inner dowsing lightship 53-20N 000-34E unlit
  5. HYDROLANT 2143/012001-08-01 → 2001-08-01
    Cromer light 52-55N 001-19E unlit and RACON inoperative 010700Z to 011500Z aug
  6. HYDROLANT 2116/012001-07-28 → 2001-07-28
    Sumburgh head light 59-51N 001-16W unreliable
  7. HYDROLANT 2108/012001-07-27 → 2001-07-30
    Abbeville west buoy 55-56N 001-38E off station
  8. HYDROLANT 2100/012001-07-27 → 2001-07-30
    Ruytingen east buoy 51-15N 002-18E unlit
  9. HYDROLANT 2080/012001-07-25 → 2001-07-25
    Coquet light 55-20N 001-32W unlit
  10. HYDROLANT 2066/012001-07-24 → 2003-02-07
    Fog signal at ruytingen sw buoy 51-05N 001-47E inoperative
  11. HYDROLANT 1971/012001-07-12 → 2001-07-14
    Sumburgh head light 59-51.3N 001-16.3W unreliable
  12. HYDROLANT 1889/012001-07-04 → 2001-07-04
    Dgps station at north foreland light 51-23N 001-27E inoperative 040700Z to 041500Z jul
  13. HYDROLANT 1878/012001-07-03 → 2001-07-04
    Dgps station at north foreland light 51-23N 001-27E inoperative 030800Z to 031600Z and 040700Z to 041200Z jul
  14. HYDROLANT 1864/012001-07-01 → 2001-07-01
    Sumburgh head light 59-51N 001-16W unreliable
  15. HYDROLANT 1836/012001-06-26 → 2001-06-29
    RACON at northeast goodwin buoy 51-20N 001-34E inoperative
  16. HYDROLANT 1766/012001-06-19 → 2001-06-19
    Dgps station at flamborough head light 54-07N 000-05W inoperative 190800Z to 191600Z jun
  17. HYDROLANT 1761/012001-06-19 → 2001-06-20
    Sumburgh head light 59-51N 001-16W unreliable
  18. HYDROLANT 1528/012001-05-26 → 2001-05-26
    South holm buoy 52-27N 001-47E unlit
  19. HYDROLANT 1486/012001-05-23 → 2001-05-25
    Mid falls buoy 51-19N 001-47E off station
  20. HYDROLANT 1375/012001-05-12 → 2001-05-14
    Start point light 59-17N 002-22W unreliable
  21. HYDROLANT 1374/012001-05-12 → 2001-05-14
    Auskerry island light 59-02N 002-34W unreliable
  22. HYDROLANT 1360/012001-05-10 → 2001-05-13
    Dgps station at sumburgh head light 59-51N 001-16W unreliable 0830Z to 1600Z daily 10 thru 13 may
  23. HYDROLANT 1308/012001-05-03 → 2001-07-21
    Whitehill light 60-35N 001-00W temporarily changed to unsectored white light
  24. HYDROLANT 1295/012001-05-02 → 2001-05-03
    Southwold light 52-20N 001-41E range temporarily reduced to white ten miles and red six miles
  25. HYDROLANT 1169/012001-04-15 → 2001-04-25
    Fog signal at rattray head light 57-37N 001-49W unreliable
  26. HYDROLANT 1060/012001-04-04 → 2001-04-05
    Little holm light 60-34N 001-16W unlit
  27. HYDROLANT 927/012001-03-22 → 2001-04-04
    Fairy west cardinal buoy 51-23.8N 002-09.4E unlit
  28. HYDROLANT 920/012001-03-21 → 2001-03-21
    RACON at orfordness light 52-05N 001-35E unreliable 211000Z to 211500Z mar
  29. HYDROLANT 903/012001-03-19 → 2001-07-24
    Fog signal at ruytingen sw buoy 51-05N 001-47E inoperative
  30. HYDROLANT 876/012001-03-16 → 2001-03-19
    Ruytingen sw buoy 51-05N 001-47E unlit and fog signal inoperative
  31. HYDROLANT 788/012001-03-08 → 2001-03-13
    Platform NSR-R3 53-38.4N 002-56.7E light and fog signal unreliable
  32. HYDROLANT 704/012001-03-01 → 2001-03-02
    Hoy sound hight light 58-56N 003-16W unlit
  33. HYDROLANT 612/012001-02-19 → 2001-02-22
    Fog signal at smiths knoll buoy 52-44N 002-18E inoperative
  34. HYDROLANT 604/012001-02-19 → 2001-02-19
    Smiths knoll buoy 52-44N 002-18E unlit and fog signal inoperative
  35. HYDROLANT 565/012001-02-15 → 2001-03-16
    Fog signal at ruytingen sw buoy 51-05N 001-47E inoperative
  36. HYDROLANT 526/012001-02-12 → 2001-02-19
    Fog signal at smiths knoll buoy 52-44N 002-18E inoperative
  37. HYDROLANT 523/012001-02-12 → 2001-02-12
    Smiths knoll buoy 52-44N 002-18E unlit
  38. HYDROLANT 480/012001-02-09 → 2001-02-09
    RACON at cromer light 52-56N 001-19E inoperative 091200Z to 091400Z feb
  39. HYDROLANT 379/012001-02-01 → 2001-02-01
    RACON at cromer light 52-56N 001-19E off air 010900Z to 011200Z feb
  40. HYDROLANT 329/012001-01-28 → 2001-02-05
    Platform NSR-R3 53-39N 002-57E unlit and fog signal inoperative
  41. HYDROLANT 313/012001-01-26 → 2001-01-27
    Long sand head buoy 51-48N 001-40E unlit
  42. HYDROLANT 296/012001-01-26 → 2001-01-26
    North scroby buoy 52-43N 001-45E unlit
  43. HYDROLANT 246/012001-01-21 → 2001-01-31
    Ruytingen northwest buoy 51-09N 001-57E unlit
  44. HYDROLANT 181/012001-01-16 → 2001-02-16
    RACON at lother rock light 58-44N 002-59W inoperative
  45. HYDROLANT 103/012001-01-09 → 2001-04-20
    Range at auskerry light 59-02N 002-34W changed to 20 miles
  46. HYDROLANT 86/012001-01-09 → 2001-01-17
    Fairy south buoy 51-20N 002-17E unlit
  47. HYDROLANT 33/012001-01-04 → 2001-02-16
    Fog signal at ruytingen sw buoy 51-05N 001-47E inoperative
  48. HYDROLANT 4240/002000-12-27 → 2000-12-27
    Auskerry light 59-02N 002-34W unreliable
  49. HYDROLANT 4125/002000-12-15 → 2000-12-21
    Dgps station at flamborough head light 54-07N 000-05W unreliable
  50. HYDROLANT 4108/002000-12-14 → 2000-12-17
    Ruytingen northwest buoy 51-09N 001-57E missing

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