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Manzanillo entrance, west head light 09-22.9N 079-53.9W destroyed

Western Caribbean Sea · Panama · NAVAREA IV 1155/17

issued: 2017-12-10 23:49Z
status: cancelled 2018-01-30 21:28Z (archive)
authority: PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY 102343Z DEC 17.
sea: Caribbean Sea
position: 9.382, -79.898
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
PANAMA.
CHART 26060, 26070.
MANZANILLO ENTRANCE, WEST HEAD LIGHT
09-22.9N 079-53.9W DESTROYED.

This area · aids-to-navigation notices

26 within 180 nm since 2000 · 1 in the last 12 months · 4 in force now

Lm buoy 09-25.99N 079-49.78W missing2026-06-06
Starboard hand 4 buoy 09-23.52N 079-53.87W missing2025-06-24
Port hand 3 buoy 09-23.52N 079-53.75W missing2025-06-20
Manzanillo entrance light 09-22.90N 079-53.90W temporarily changed to white2025-05-07
Buoy NO1 09-25.09N 079-49.50W destroyed2024-01-04
Number 2 buoy 09-21.8N 079-53.6W temporarily removed2023-07-01

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Cancel NAVAREA IV 1155/17, and this msgcancelled by · 2018-01-30

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Manzanillo entrance west head light 09-22.90N 079-53.90W damagedOther · 0 nm
Manzanillo entrance light 09-22.90N 079-53.90W temporarily changed to whiteNav aids · 0 nm
Starboard hand 4 buoy 09-23.52N 079-53.87W missingNav aids · 0.6 nm
Port hand 3 buoy 09-23.52N 079-53.75W missingNav aids · 0.6 nm
Lm buoy 09-25.99N 079-49.78W missingNav aids · 5.1 nm

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