Nav aids

Gulf of Carpentaria

Arafura Sea · HYDROPAC 1706/13

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2013-06-15 10:20Z

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 166/13 131303Z JUN 13.. Issued 2013-06-13 14:51Z. 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: Arafura Sea. The parsed report position is -13.833, 136.333. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Arafura Sea →

issued: 2013-06-13 14:51Z
status: Archived notice
authority: AUSCOAST 166/13 131303Z JUN 13.
issued by: AUSCOAST
sea: Arafura Sea
position: -13.833, 136.333
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

AUSTRALIA-NORTH COAST.
GULF OF CARPENTARIA.
CHART 74384
CONNEXION ISLAND LIGHT 13-50S 136-20E UNLIT.

Reading this warning

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.

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

27 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.

Stevens island light 11-32.70S 136-07.29E unlit2024-05-08
North east islet light 13-38.04S 136-57.04E unlit2024-05-07
Haul round island light 11-53.45S 134-12.72E unlit2023-10-24
Truant island light 11-40.20S 136-49.99E unlit2023-10-06
Cape wessel light 11-00.28S 136-45.57E unlit2023-07-12
Truant island light 11-40.22S 136-49.98E unlit2023-03-24

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

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

Record snapshot 2026-09-24 23:52Z; 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.