Magallanes radio (53-09S 070-58W) mf and hf dsc, and NAVTEX off air
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 308/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-02-07 10:10Z
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) · MAGALLANES RADIO 24/16 032005Z FEB 16.. Issued 2016-02-04 00:05Z. 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 -53.150, -70.967. 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
- Rocketslater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2016-02-04 00:05Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MAGALLANES RADIO 24/16 032005Z FEB 16.
- issued by
- MAGALLANES RADIO
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -53.150, -70.967
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN SOUTH PACIFIC. WESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC. CHILE. RADIO SERVICES. DNC 07, DNC 29. MAGALLANES RADIO (53-09S 070-58W) MF AND HF DSC, AND NAVTEX OFF AIR. PUERTO MONTT RADIO ASSUMES MF AND HF DSC CONTROL. VALPARAISO PLAYA ANCHA RADIO ASSUMES NAVTEX CONTROL.
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.
- DSC (Digital Selective Calling)
- The digital radio alert built into modern marine radios — one button sends a distress alert with the vessel's identity and position.
- NAVTEX
- An automated medium-frequency radio service that sends coastal warnings as text to a small printer or screen on board.
- Inoperative / unreliable / off air
- An aid or radio service is not working as charted or published.
Collected reports in this area · aids-to-navigation notices
67 within 180 nm since 1999 · 7 in the last 12 months · 3 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.
- RACON at isla falgate light 52-54.90S 073-49.80W inoperative2026-09-16
- Magallanes radio 53-09.92S 070-54.28W mf and hf dsc receive services off air2026-08-26
- Magallanes radio 53-09.90S 070-54.30W hf, mf and radiotelex off air2026-08-05
- Isla magdalena light 52-55.10S 070-30.30W missing2026-04-17
- Magallanes radio 53-09.92S 070-54.28W mf and hf dsc off air2026-02-22
- Magallanes radio 53-09.92S 070-54.28W off air2025-12-01
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
- Magallanes radio 53-09.90S 070-54.30W hf, mf and radiotelex off airNav aids · 2.4 nm
- Magallanes radio 53-09.92S 070-54.28W mf and hf dsc receive services off airNav aids · 2.4 nm
- Isla magdalena light 52-55.10S 070-30.30W missingNav aids · 21.7 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
137 aids-to-navigation notices listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 04:58Z; 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.