Nav aids

In the Western North Atlantic, the Puerto Plata light in the Dominican Republic at 19-48.2N 070-41.7W is unlit.

North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 227/22

What this record establishes

Listed in force

The latest collected record lists this warning as active. This is the status of the notice, not a live observation of conditions at the location.

Source and dates: NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 6/22 042109Z MAR 22.. Issued 2022-03-04 23:07Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-10-01 04:47Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered: North Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is 19.803, -70.695. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →

issued: 2022-03-04 23:07Z
status: Listed in force
authority: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 6/22 042109Z MAR 22.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IV
issued by: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 19.803, -70.695
nearest port: Puerto Plata · 0 nm
source: NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
CHART 25720.
PUERTO PLATA LIGHT 19-48.2N 070-41.7W UNLIT.

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.

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Conditions at the position · now

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MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation

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

41 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 6 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.

Due to hurricane erin, lateral buoys removed: a. buoy 1 19-10.61N 069-16.51W2025-08-16
Punta torrecilla light 18-27.86N 069-52.58W unlit2024-11-06
Cabo engano lighthouse 18-36.80N 068-19.50W unlit2023-11-28
Punta torrecilla light 18-27.85N 069-52.58W unlit2023-10-09
Pedernales light 18-02.30N 071-44.90W unlit2023-06-14
La romana light 18-24.90N 068-57.50W unlit2023-01-21

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

Due to hurricane erin, lateral buoys removed: a. buoy 1 19-10.61N 069-16.51WNav aids · 92.4 nm
Punta torrecilla light 18-27.86N 069-52.58W unlitNav aids · 92.8 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

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

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 04:55Z; 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.