Contis-les-bains light 44-05.61N 001-19.01W unlit
Bay of Biscay · HYDROLANT 772/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-04-11 14:38Z
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) · AVURNAV BREST 113/23 111027Z APR 23.. Issued 2023-04-11 12:38Z. 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
- Bay of Biscay. The parsed report position is 44.093, -1.317. 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 772/23 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Bay of Biscay →
- issued
- 2023-04-11 12:38Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AVURNAV BREST 113/23 111027Z APR 23.
- issued by
- AVURNAV BREST
- sea
- Bay of Biscay
- position
- 44.093, -1.317
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BAY OF BISCAY. FRANCE. DNC 08. CONTIS-LES-BAINS LIGHT 44-05.61N 001-19.01W UNLIT.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · aids-to-navigation notices
12 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 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.
- Ile d'yeu main light 46-43.04N 002-22.92W range reduced2024-04-11
- Bxa buoy 45-34.10N 001-26.63W removed2022-09-13
- RACON at safe water buoy bxa in 45-34.10N 001-26.63W inoperative2022-08-31
- Les baleines light in 46-14.70N 001-33.70W unlit2022-07-29
- Chaissiron light 46-02.8N 001-24.6W unlit2017-11-24
- Chaissiron light 46-02.8N 001-24.6W unreliable2017-11-23
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
138 aids-to-navigation notices listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-30 03:16Z; 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.