Nga chart 26065 (4TH ed)
Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 407/11
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2011-12-03 10:15Z
This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY 211057Z NOV 11.. Issued 2011-11-21 11:27Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Caribbean Sea. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the Caribbean Sea →
- issued
- 2011-11-21 11:27Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY 211057Z NOV 11.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY
- sea
- Caribbean Sea
- position
- 9.690, -79.344
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. PANAMA. NGA CHART 26065 (4TH ED). SEA FARM ESTABLISHED IN AREA BOUND BY 09-41-41.8N 079-20-43.4W, 09-41-38.4N 079-20-26.0W, 09-41-08.5N 079-20-31.0W, 09-41-11.7N 079-20-50.0W. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- Chart reference
- The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
- Area bound by
- Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
- 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.
- Wide berth requested
- Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
16 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 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.
- Two persons overboard from F/V huachuma, in 07-43.86N 079-52.15W on 02 jul2023-07-04
- Three persons overboard from F/V requesting assistance2023-03-02
- Two persons overboard from vessel in 07-07.7N 079-49.5W2021-06-19
- The gulf of panama is a critical habitat for humpback whale migration and breeding, and for other species of…2020-08-04
- The gulf of panama is a critical habitat for humpback whale migration and breeding, and for other species of…2019-08-07
- S/V spika in need of assistance in 10-06N 077-11W2017-02-02
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
- Lm buoy 09-25.99N 079-49.78W missingNav aids · 32.6 nm
- Port hand 3 buoy 09-23.52N 079-53.75W missingNav aids · 37.3 nm
- Starboard hand 4 buoy 09-23.52N 079-53.87W missingNav aids · 37.4 nm
- Manzanillo entrance west head light 09-22.90N 079-53.90W damagedNav aids · 37.7 nm
- Manzanillo entrance light 09-22.90N 079-53.90W temporarily changed to whiteNav aids · 37.7 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 08:57Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.