Cabo virgenes light 52-20.0S 068-21.3W unlit
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1873/01
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2001-07-30 10:50Z
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) · NAVAREA VI 197/01 020200Z JUL; NAVAREA VI 196/01 020200Z JUL. Issued 2001-07-02 06:40Z. 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
- South Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is -52.333, -68.355. 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
- Practicos recalada lightship adrift in 35-02S 055-51Wcancelled by this notice
- Longships light 50-04N 005-45W unreliable 301100Z to 310400Z jullater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2001-07-02 06:40Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA VI 197/01 020200Z JUL; NAVAREA VI 196/01 020200Z JUL
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -52.333, -68.355
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CHART 23000 (5TH ED). 1. CABO VIRGENES LIGHT 52-20.0S 068-21.3W UNLIT. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1804/01(24).
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.
- Unlit / extinguished
- A light, buoy or structure that is not showing its charted light.
- 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
53 within 180 nm since 1999 · 5 in the last 12 months · 3 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.
- Magallanes radio 53-09.92S 070-54.28W mf and hf dsc receive services off air2026-08-26
- Magallanes radio 53-09.90S 070-54.30W hf, mf and radiotelex off air2026-08-05
- Isla magdalena light 52-55.10S 070-30.30W missing2026-04-17
- Magallanes radio 53-09.92S 070-54.28W mf and hf dsc off air2026-02-22
- Magallanes radio 53-09.92S 070-54.28W off air2025-12-01
- Magallanes radio 53-09.9S 070-54.3W radiofax, mf and hf dsc services off air2023-11-06
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
- Isla magdalena light 52-55.10S 070-30.30W missingNav aids · 85.9 nm
- Magallanes radio 53-09.92S 070-54.28W mf and hf dsc receive services off airNav aids · 105.3 nm
- Magallanes radio 53-09.90S 070-54.30W hf, mf and radiotelex off airNav aids · 105.3 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
134 aids-to-navigation notices listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 01:33Z; 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.