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RACON at adele island light 15-30.7S 123-09.4E unreliable

Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 1025/15

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2015-07-12 07:05Z

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) · AUSCOAST 86/15 250528Z MAR 15.. Issued 2015-03-25 06:53Z. 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
Indian Ocean. The parsed report position is -15.512, 123.157. 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
2015-03-25 06:53Z
status
Archived notice
authority
AUSCOAST 86/15 250528Z MAR 15.
issued by
AUSCOAST
sea
Indian Ocean
position
-15.512, 123.157
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 04.
CHART 74012.
RACON AT ADELE ISLAND LIGHT 15-30.7S 123-09.4E UNRELIABLE.

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

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