Nav aids

Odas buoy, FL(5) y 20 sec, ra ref, established in 42-06.46N 004-41.90E

Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin · HYDROLANT 3110/01

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2002-02-02 13:10Z

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 III 674/01 AOR-E EGC 980 070807Z DEC 01. Issued 2001-12-07 15:01Z. 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
Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin. The parsed report position is 42.108, 4.698. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin →

issued
2001-12-07 15:01Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA III 674/01 AOR-E EGC 980 070807Z DEC 01
NAVAREA
NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea
Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin
position
42.108, 4.698
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CHART 53060 (14TH ED).
ODAS BUOY, FL(5) Y 20 SEC, RA REF, ESTABLISHED IN
42-06.46N 004-41.90E.

Reading this warning

Chart reference
The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
Light characteristic
The coded description of a light — FL W 10 SEC 8 METERS 8 MILES — giving its rhythm, colour, period, height and range.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · aids-to-navigation notices

24 within 180 nm since 1998 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

138 aids-to-navigation notices listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 11:11Z; source collection times vary.

Nav aids

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