Al zukum lightfloat 25-06.6N 053-25.1E replaced by al zukum buoy, lfl w 10 sec with RACON (z)
Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 833/01
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2001-08-26 10:50Z
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) · MENAS 59/01 30 MAY 01; NAVAREA XI 290/01 IOR EGC #290 301203Z MAY 01. Issued 2001-05-30 12:59Z. 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
- Persian Gulf. The parsed report position is 25.110, 53.418. 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
- Batu berhanti buoy 01-11.7N 103-52.5E unlitcancelled by this notice
- issued
- 2001-05-30 12:59Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MENAS 59/01 30 MAY 01; NAVAREA XI 290/01 IOR EGC #290 301203Z MAY 01
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- issued by
- MENAS
- sea
- Persian Gulf
- position
- 25.110, 53.418
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CHART 62520 (5TH ED). 1. AL ZUKUM LIGHTFLOAT 25-06.6N 053-25.1E REPLACED BY AL ZUKUM BUOY, LFL W 10 SEC WITH RACON (Z). 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 818/01(71), 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.
- Light characteristic
- The coded description of a light — FL W 10 SEC 8 METERS 8 MILES — giving its rhythm, colour, period, height and range.
- RACON (radar beacon)
- A radar beacon on a buoy, lighthouse or structure that answers a ship's radar with a Morse-code mark on the screen.
- 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
99 within 180 nm since 1998 · 6 in the last 12 months · 5 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.
- Bh jacket light fl(r) 4 sec temporarily established in 26-38.41N 051-56.90E2026-08-07
- Mooring buoy established in 26-38.47N 051-55.82E2026-07-26
- RACON at dalma buoy 24-32.51N 052-27.85E inoperative2026-06-30
- GPS, GNSS, and AIS interference reported in vicinity of fujairah (25-07.33N 056-20.05E)2026-03-03
- Wave rider buoy, fl 5 y 10 sec, temporarily established in 26-39.57N 051-57.22E2026-02-23
- Zaqqum buoy in 25-06.56N 053-25.06E2025-10-05
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
- Zaqqum buoy in 25-06.56N 053-25.06ENav aids · 0.1 nm
- Foul ground, anchor with 2.5 shackle chain reported in 25-07.69N 052-53.09EWrecks · 29 nm
- Partially submerged wreck in vicinity 25-11.64N 054-10.12EWrecks · 41.1 nm
- RACON at dalma buoy 24-32.51N 052-27.85E inoperativeNav aids · 62.2 nm
- 12.9 meter depths reported in borouge channel 24-09.00N 052-45.20EWrecks · 68.1 nm
- Anchoring prohibited in area bound by 25-26.59N 055-05.88E, 25-28.17N 055-06.69E, 25-28.32N 055-09.15E,…Other · 95.3 nm
- Survey operations 18 sep until further notice by M/V fugro resilience in area bound by 26-33.31N 051-04.86E,…Surveys · 100 nm
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V halul 41 in area bound by 26-23.34N 051-47.10E,…Surveys · 104.1 nm
- Pipeline operations 10 aug thru 10 nov by vessel barge derrick barge 30 in area bound by 26-31.70N…Cable ops · 106.1 nm
- Pipeline operations 18 sep until further notice by barge mc dermott in area bound by 25-59.10N 051-36.60E,…Cable ops · 114.4 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
134 aids-to-navigation notices listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 02:25Z; 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.