Nav aids

Nga chart 83590 (1ST ed)

South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 2243/11

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2011-11-05 09:19Z

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 XIV 84/08 110330Z AUG 11.. Issued 2011-08-11 07:20Z. 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 Pacific Ocean. The parsed report position is -16.933, 179.183. 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 South Pacific Ocean →

issued: 2011-08-11 07:20Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA XIV 84/08 110330Z AUG 11.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA XIV · named as the source of this relay
sea: South Pacific Ocean
position: -16.933, 179.183
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH PACIFIC.
FIJI ISLANDS.
NGA CHART 83590 (1ST ED).
LIGHTS UNLIT:
1. THAKAU MOMO LIGHT 17-39S 179-16E.
2. KIA ISLAND 16-13S 179-06E.

Reading this warning

Chart reference: The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
Unlit / extinguished: A light, buoy or structure that is not showing its charted light.
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

57 within 180 nm since 2000 · 2 in the last 12 months · 1 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.

North ovalau island light 17-33.81S 178-50.92E unlit2026-03-17
Vuna point light 16-57.86S 179-51.80E unlit2025-12-02
Na tumbari range, s entrance, rear light 17-40.97S 178-49.92E unlit2024-04-30
Suva harbor north side rear range light 18-05.91S 178-24.34E unlit2024-04-19
Momi bay light 17-54.86S 177-16.45E unlit2024-02-12
North side range light, rear 18-05.91S 178-24.34E unlit2023-02-19

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

North ovalau island light 17-33.81S 178-50.92E unlitNav aids · 42.4 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

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

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 11:16Z; 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.