Saint abbs head light 55-55N 002-08W unreliable
North Sea · HYDROLANT 175/02
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2002-01-25 15:22Z
This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · WZ 95/02 241733Z JAN 02; WZ 94/02 241716Z JAN 02; WZ 93/02 241711Z JAN 02. Issued 2002-01-24 19:40Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- North Sea. The parsed report position is 55.917, -2.133. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
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- Submarine cable operations in progress until 11 feb by M/V certamen between 40-34N 014-12E and 40-42N 013-54Elater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2002-01-24 19:40Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- WZ 95/02 241733Z JAN 02; WZ 94/02 241716Z JAN 02; WZ 93/02 241711Z JAN 02
- issued by
- WZ
- sea
- North Sea
- position
- 55.917, -2.133
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CHART 35080 (16TH ED). 1. SAINT ABBS HEAD LIGHT 55-55N 002-08W UNRELIABLE. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 162/02 AND 168/02, AIDS RESTORED.
Reading this warning
- Chart reference
- The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
- Position (degrees and minutes)
- How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
- Inoperative / unreliable / off air
- An aid or radio service is not working as charted or published.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROLANT
- The U.S. long-range warning series for Atlantic waters outside NAVAREA IV, including the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas.
Collected reports in this area · aids-to-navigation notices
2079 within 180 nm since 1998 · 9 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- Dubh artach light 56-08.0N 006-38.1W unreliable2026-09-17
- Dubh artach light 56-08.00N 006-38.10W unreliable2026-09-16
- Roker pier light 54-55.30N 001-21.20W unreliable2026-09-05
- RACON at hyskeir light 56-58.20N 006-40.80W inoperative2026-08-28
- Mf dsc and r/t services off air at: a. cullercoats 55-04.40N 001-27.80W2026-08-24
- Mf dsc and r/t services off air at: a. cullercoats 55-04.40N 001-27.80W2026-08-16
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
134 aids-to-navigation notices listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 09:25Z; source collection times vary.
Nav aids
Lights extinguished, buoys off station, RACON/NAVTEX outages. All current aids-to-navigation notices →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.