Nav aids

Mole saint-nicolas nw point light, oc w 3 sec 17 meters 14 miles, established in 19-49.73N 073-25.08W

North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 467/21

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2022-03-25 14:37Z

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) · HAITI 031542Z JUN 21.. Issued 2021-06-03 15:48Z. 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: North Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is 19.829, -73.418. 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: 2021-06-03 15:48Z
status: Archived notice
authority: HAITI 031542Z JUN 21.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IV
issued by: HAITI
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 19.829, -73.418
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WINDWARD PASSAGE.
HAITI.
MOLE SAINT-NICOLAS NW POINT LIGHT, OC W 3 SEC
17 METERS 14 MILES, ESTABLISHED IN
19-49.73N 073-25.08W.

Reading this warning

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

31 within 180 nm since 1999 · 1 in the last 12 months · 3 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 moa light, fl w 10 sec 14 meters 10 miles, established in 20-41.60N 074-54.40W2024-01-10
Pedernales light 18-02.30N 071-44.90W unlit2023-06-14
Port light, fl 4 sec 12.7 meters 2 miles established in 18-38.57N 074-06.65W2022-12-06
Safe water buoy 19-48.78N 070-41.57W removed2022-06-01
Puerto plata light 19-48.2N 070-41.7W unlit2022-03-04

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

Ile de la tortue w. point light 20-03-44N 072-58-02W unlitNav aids · 29 nm
Punta barlovento light 20-43.20N 075-19.15W range changed to 14 milesNav aids · 119.7 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

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

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 19:42Z; 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.