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The damage from hurricane katrina is extensive, particularly along the alabama, mississippi, and louisiana…
NAVAREA IV 256/05
- issued
- 2005-09-02 21:20Z
- status
- cancelled 2005-09-08 13:58Z (archive)
- cancels
- NAVAREA IV 249/05
- authority
- PVMM.
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. THE DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE KATRINA IS EXTENSIVE, PARTICULARLY ALONG THE ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, AND LOUISIANA COASTS. THE EIGHTH COAST GUARD DISTRICT WILL NOT BE PUBLISHING THE LOCAL NOTICES TO MARINERS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO OR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 2. ADDITIONALLY, DUE TO DAMAGE TO COAST GUARD BROADCAST FACILITIES, MARINE SAFETY INFORMATION BROADCASTS ISSUED VIA VHF-FM, HF, AND NAVTEX NEW ORLEANS (NMG) WILL NOT BE ISSUED. AS MARINE SAFETY INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, IT WILL BE BROADCAST VIA SAFETYNET. 3. MARINERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT AIDS TO NAVIGATION IN THESE AREAS AND ON STRUCTURES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. LIGHTED AND UNLIGHTED BUOYS MAY HAVE BEEN MOVED FROM CHARTED POSITION, DAMAGED, SUNK, EXTINGUISHED, OR OTHERWISE MADE INOPERATIVE. MARINERS SHOULD NOT RELY COMPLETELY UPON THE POSITION OR OPERATION OF AN AID TO NAVIGATION, BUT SHOULD ALSO EMPLOY OTHER METHODS OF DETERMINING POSITION AS MAY BE AVAILABLE. WRECKS AND SUBMERGED OBSTRUCTIONS MAY HAVE BEEN MOVED FROM CHARTED LOCATIONS AND PIPELINES MAY BECOME UNCOVERED OR MOVED DUE TO THE FORCE OF STORM SURGES. MARINERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND REPORT AID TO NAVIGATION DISCREPANCIES AND HAZARDS TO NAVIGATION TO THE NEAREST COAST GUARD UNIT. 4. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 249/05.
Timeline
- Coast guard station new orleans hfdx, dsc, hf voice, vobra, NAVTEX, weather fax, gmdss and radio-teletype…cancels · 2005-08-30
- Coast guard station new orleans hfdx, dsc, hf voice, vobra, NAVTEX, weather fax, gmdss and radio-teletype…replaced · 2005-08-30
- Coast guard VHF services, including CH16 distress watchkeeping, broadcast notices to mariners, and weather…cancelled by · 2005-09-08
Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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Cable ops
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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.