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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

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

40 cable & pipeline work in force · see all

Cable ops

Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations. All current cable & pipeline work

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.