Fog signal at start point light 50-13.3N 003-38.5W inoperative
English Channel · HYDROLANT 3643/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-11-13 17:44Z
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 1403/17 110655Z NOV 17 - WZ 1402/17 110654Z NOV 17.. Issued 2017-11-11 07:40Z. 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
- English Channel. The parsed report position is 50.222, -3.642. 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
- Fog signal at south stack light 53-18.4N 004-42.0W inoperativecancelled by this notice
- Cancel HYDROLANT 3643/17 and this msg, aid restoredlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the English Channel →
- issued
- 2017-11-11 07:40Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- WZ 1403/17 110655Z NOV 17 - WZ 1402/17 110654Z NOV 17.
- issued by
- WZ
- sea
- English Channel
- position
- 50.222, -3.642
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
ENGLISH CHANNEL. ENGLAND. DNC 20. CHART 36050. 1. FOG SIGNAL AT START POINT LIGHT 50-13.3N 003-38.5W INOPERATIVE. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 3642/17, AID RESTORED.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- 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
1460 within 180 nm since 1997 · 5 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.
- Bull point light in 51-12.00N 004-12.10W unreliable2026-09-24
- Newhaven breakwater, head light 50-46.50N 000-03.50E unlit2026-09-06
- Aids to navigation2026-08-29
- Les pierres noires lighthouse 48-18.60N 004-54.80W unlit2026-08-29
- Fowey light 50-19.60N 004-38.90W unreliable2026-07-27
- Mf r/t and dsc services at scillies site 49-55.70N 006-18.20W off air2024-09-05
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
147 aids-to-navigation notices listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-24 21:57Z; 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.