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Booby island light 10-36.3S 141-54.7E unreliable

Arafura Sea · Gulf of Carpentaria · Torres Strait · Australia-northeast Coast · HYDROPAC 3343/16

issued: 2016-10-31 13:13Z
status: cancelled 2016-11-03 07:38Z (archive)
cancels: HYDROPAC 3342/16
authority: AUSCOAST 309/16 311144Z OCT 16 - JRCC AUSTRALIA 6645/16 311209Z OCT 16.
sea: Arafura Sea
position: -10.605, 141.912
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ARAFURA SEA.
GULF OF CARPENTARIA.
TORRES STRAIT.
AUSTRALIA-NORTHEAST COAST.
DNC 05.
CHART 74290.
1. BOOBY ISLAND LIGHT 10-36.3S 141-54.7E UNRELIABLE.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 3342/16, VESSEL LOCATED SAFE.

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19 meter F/V san miguel, 14 persons on board, unreported townsville (19-15S 146-48E) to 17-40S 148-20Ecancels · 2016-10-31
19 meter F/V san miguel, 14 persons on board, unreported townsville (19-15S 146-48E) to 17-40S 148-20Ereplaced · 2016-10-31
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