Punta del Arenal light at 10-02.90N 061-55.60W in the Eastern Caribbean Sea near Trinidad and Tobago is unlit.
Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 57/23
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) · TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 4/23 132139Z JAN 23.. Issued 2023-01-13 22:41Z. 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
- Caribbean Sea. The parsed report position is 10.048, -61.927. 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 Caribbean Sea →
- issued
- 2023-01-13 22:41Z
- status
- Cancelled notice
- authority
- TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 4/23 132139Z JAN 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
- sea
- Caribbean Sea
- position
- 10.048, -61.927
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z
Original warning text
EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. CHART 24404. PUNTA DEL ARENAL LIGHT 10-02.90N 061-55.60W UNLIT.
Reading this warning
- Chart reference
- The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
- 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.
- Unlit / extinguished
- A light, buoy or structure that is not showing its charted light.
Collected reports in this area · aids-to-navigation notices
84 within 180 nm since 2011 · 11 in the last 12 months · 11 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.
- Trinidad and tobago2026-09-21
- Cabo negro light in 11-10.46N 063-53.05W2026-09-11
- Trinidad and tobago2026-09-08
- Trinidad and tobago2026-07-09
- Trinidad and tobago2026-06-18
- Punta palanquete light 10-49.90N 064-12.60W unlit2026-05-15
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
- Trinidad and tobagoNav aids · 17.8 nm
- Trinidad and tobagoWrecks · 33.2 nm
- Trinidad and tobagoNav aids · 40.2 nm
- Faro punta mejillones light 10-42.20N 062-08.40W discontinuedNav aids · 41.3 nm
- Trinidad and tobagoNav aids · 55.5 nm
- Trinidad and tobagoNav aids · 57.2 nm
- Trinidad and tobagoCable ops · 80.3 nm
- Trinidad and tobagoNav aids · 91.9 nm
- Trinidad and tobagoSurveys · 96.7 nm
- Isla testigo grande light 11-22.90N 063-07.20W unlitNav aids · 106.6 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
134 aids-to-navigation notices listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 08:56Z; 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.