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RACON at saumarez reef light 21-38.0S 153-45.8E inoperative

Australia-northeast Coast · Coral Sea · HYDROPAC 3496/14

issued: 2014-11-23 17:27Z
status: cancelled 2014-11-27 18:20Z (archive)
authority: AUSCOAST 271/14 231209Z NOV 14.
sea: Coral Sea
position: -21.633, 153.763
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

AUSTRALIA-NORTHEAST COAST.
CORAL SEA.
DNC 05.
CHART 74002.
RACON AT SAUMAREZ REEF LIGHT 21-38.0S 153-45.8E INOPERATIVE.

This area · aids-to-navigation notices

75 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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Saumarez reef light 21-39.59S 153-46.01E unreliable2023-02-09
Saumarez reef light 21-39.59S 153-46.01E unreliable2023-02-01

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Hazardous operationscancelled by · 2014-11-27

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Special purpose vessel investigator / vlmj / 503791000 conducting scientific survey including towing…Surveys · 96.5 nm
Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V investigator in area bound by 21-52.00S…Surveys · 96.5 nm

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