Nav aids

Smoky cape light 30-55S 153-05E unlit

Tasman Sea · HYDROPAC 2450/11

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2011-09-03 09:15Z

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 222/11 300943Z AUG 11.. Issued 2011-08-30 11:49Z. 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: Tasman Sea. The parsed report position is -30.917, 153.083. 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 Tasman Sea →

issued: 2011-08-30 11:49Z
status: Archived notice
authority: AUSCOAST 222/11 300943Z AUG 11.
issued by: AUSCOAST
sea: Tasman Sea
position: -30.917, 153.083
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

AUSTRALIA-EAST COAST.
CHART 74162 (1ST ED).
SMOKY CAPE LIGHT 30-55S 153-05E 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

79 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.

Smoky cape light 30-55.40S 153-05.20E unlit2025-01-06
Sugarloaf point light 32-26.46S 152-32.35E unlit2024-03-08
Smoky cape light 30-55.37S 153-05.25E unlit2024-01-19
Smoky cape light 30-55.40S 153-05.20E unreliable2024-01-18
Clarence head light 29-25.90S 153-21.80E unlit2023-10-05
Nobby's head light 32-55.12S 151-47.91E unlit2022-10-26

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

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

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 16:19Z; 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.