Atol das rocas light 03-51.4S 033-48.9W unlit
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 483/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-03-10 01:43Z
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 V N 184/16 270034Z FEB 16.. Issued 2016-02-27 00:49Z. 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 -3.857, -33.815. 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
- Cancel HYDROLANT 483/16 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2016-02-27 00:49Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA V N 184/16 270034Z FEB 16.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
- issued by
- NAVAREA V N
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -3.857, -33.815
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BRAZIL-NORTHEAST COAST. DNC 01. CHART 24016, 24521. 1. ATOL DAS ROCAS LIGHT 03-51.4S 033-48.9W UNLIT. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 24 AUG 16.
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.
- Unlit / extinguished
- A light, buoy or structure that is not showing its charted light.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · aids-to-navigation notices
174 within 180 nm since 1999 · 3 in the last 12 months · 2 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.
- Ponta da gameleira light 05-13.19S 035-25.37W unlit until 15 feb 272026-08-19
- Odas buoy established in 05-09.46S 035-09.81W2026-05-13
- Odas buoy bravo rn-l temporarily established until 20 oct in 04-53.00S 035-46.01W2026-05-08
- Santo alberto light 05-03.14S 036-02.28W unlit until 15 jun 242023-12-18
- Atol das rocas light 03-51.40S 033-48.90W unlit until 09 jun 242023-12-13
- Ponta de calcanhar light 05-09.66S 035-29.20W unlit until 03 jan 242023-07-07
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
- Odas buoy established in 05-09.46S 035-09.81WNav aids · 112.3 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
134 aids-to-navigation notices listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 15:41Z; 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.