Nav aids

Iris reef light fl wrg 10 sec 13 meters 14 to 10 miles, established in 13-58.1S 143-50.2E

Coral Sea · HYDROPAC 857/00

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) · AUSCOAST 160/00 081017Z JUN 00; AUSCOAST 081148Z, 080404Z JUN 00. Issued 2000-06-08 14:51Z. 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
Coral Sea. The parsed report position is -13.968, 143.837. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2000-06-08 14:51Z
status
Archived notice
authority
AUSCOAST 160/00 081017Z JUN 00; AUSCOAST 081148Z, 080404Z JUN 00
issued by
AUSCOAST
sea
Coral Sea
position
-13.968, 143.837
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CHART 74270 (3RD ED).
1. IRIS REEF LIGHT FL WRG 10 SEC 13 METERS 14 TO 10 MILES,
   ESTABLISHED IN 13-58.1S 143-50.2E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 855/00(75), AID RESTORED.
3. CANCEL HYDROPAC 844/00.

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Chart reference
The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
Position (degrees and minutes)
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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.

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Collected reports in this area · aids-to-navigation notices

326 within 180 nm since 1999 · 7 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

134 aids-to-navigation notices listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 21:13Z; source collection times vary.

Nav aids

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