Afrika light 56-11.0N 163-21.2E unlit and radiobeacon off air
Bering Sea · HYDROPAC 481/01
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2001-05-04 12:14Z
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) · PETROPAVLOSK 23/01 POR EGC #50352 300928Z MAR 01; NAVAREA VIII 194/01 IOR EGC #79 301003Z MAR 01. Issued 2001-03-30 13:48Z. 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
- Bering Sea. The parsed report position is 56.183, 163.353. 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
- Thinnakara islet light 10-56.6N 072-19.0E unlitcancelled by this notice
- Afrika light 56-11.0N 163-21.2E unlitlater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2001-03-30 13:48Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- PETROPAVLOSK 23/01 POR EGC #50352 300928Z MAR 01; NAVAREA VIII 194/01 IOR EGC #79 301003Z MAR 01
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VIII · named as the source of this relay
- issued by
- PETROPAVLOSK
- sea
- Bering Sea
- position
- 56.183, 163.353
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CHART 96540 (5TH ED). 1. AFRIKA LIGHT 56-11.0N 163-21.2E UNLIT AND RADIOBEACON OFF AIR. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 105/01(63), AID RESTORED.
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.
- Inoperative / unreliable / off air
- An aid or radio service is not working as charted or published.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROPAC
- The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.
Collected reports in this area · aids-to-navigation notices
6 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.
- Bering Sea2013-09-11
- Mys ozernoy light 57-43-30N 163-18-54E unlit2006-08-04
- Mys kronotskiy light 54-45.2N 162-08.2E unlit2001-05-16
- Afrika light 56-11.0N 163-21.2E unlit2001-05-04
- Afrika light 56-11.0N 163-21.2E unlit2001-03-20
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
138 aids-to-navigation notices listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 03:58Z; 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.