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Vergoyer nw buoy 50-37.2N 001-17.9E missing

English Channel · HYDROLANT 704/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2016-05-04 09:02Z

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 400/16 230850Z MAR 16.. Issued 2016-03-23 11:16Z. 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 50.620, 1.298. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2016-03-23 11:16Z
status
Archived notice
authority
WZ 400/16 230850Z MAR 16.
issued by
WZ
sea
English Channel
position
50.620, 1.298
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ENGLISH CHANNEL.
DOVER STRAIT.
DNC 20.
CHART 37115.
VERGOYER NW BUOY 50-37.2N 001-17.9E MISSING.

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DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
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Chart reference
The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
Off station / missing buoy
A buoy that is not in its charted position — dragged, damaged, missing or removed.
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

1752 within 180 nm since 1997 · 4 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

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Worldwide in the collected sources

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

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 23:00Z; source collection times vary.

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