Nav aids

Cayo Moa light established in Old Bahama Channel, Cuba, flashing white every 10 seconds, 14 meters high, 10 miles range.

North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 35/24

What this record establishes

Cancelled notice · 2026-08-14 18:10Z

This notice disappeared from the issuing source's in-force list. No explicit recovery or all-clear is established by that removal.

Source and dates: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · CUBA 1/24 102000Z JAN 24.. Issued 2024-01-10 21:43Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:50Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered: North Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is 20.693, -74.907. 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: 2024-01-10 21:43Z
status: Cancelled notice
authority: CUBA 1/24 102000Z JAN 24.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IV
issued by: CUBA
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 20.693, -74.907
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z

Original warning text

OLD BAHAMA CHANNEL.
CUBA.
CHART 26240, 26260.
CAYO MOA LIGHT, FL W 10 SEC 14 METERS
10 MILES, ESTABLISHED IN 20-41.60N 074-54.40W.

Reading this warning

Chart reference: The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
Light characteristic: The coded description of a light — FL W 10 SEC 8 METERS 8 MILES — giving its rhythm, colour, period, height and range.
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.

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

26 within 180 nm since 1999 · 1 in the last 12 months · 2 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.

Punta barlovento light 20-43.20N 075-19.15W range changed to 14 miles2026-01-20
Cayo confites light 22-11.30N 077-39.70W unlit2024-09-02
Punta maternillos light 21-39.70N 077-08.40W unreliable2023-08-30
Punta maternillo light 21-39.70N 077-08.40W unreliable2023-08-21
Port light, fl 4 sec 12.7 meters 2 miles established in 18-38.57N 074-06.65W2022-12-06
Ile de la tortue w. point light 20-03-44N 072-58-02W unlit2021-12-28

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

Punta barlovento light 20-43.20N 075-19.15W range changed to 14 milesNav aids · 23.2 nm
Ile de la tortue w. point light 20-03-44N 072-58-02W unlitNav aids · 115.5 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

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

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 06:42Z; 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.