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Manzanillo entrance east head light 09-22.9N 079-53.7W unlit

Western Caribbean Sea · Panama · NAVAREA IV 698/19

issued: 2019-08-09 12:38Z
status: cancelled 2019-08-13 03:04Z (archive)
authority: PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY 091123Z AUG 19.
sea: Caribbean Sea
position: 9.382, -79.895
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
PANAMA.
CHART 26068.
MANZANILLO ENTRANCE EAST HEAD LIGHT
09-22.9N 079-53.7W UNLIT.

This area · aids-to-navigation notices

26 within 180 nm since 2000 · 1 in the last 12 months · 4 in force now

Lm buoy 09-25.99N 079-49.78W missing2026-06-06
Starboard hand 4 buoy 09-23.52N 079-53.87W missing2025-06-24
Port hand 3 buoy 09-23.52N 079-53.75W missing2025-06-20
Manzanillo entrance light 09-22.90N 079-53.90W temporarily changed to white2025-05-07
Buoy NO1 09-25.09N 079-49.50W destroyed2024-01-04
Number 2 buoy 09-21.8N 079-53.6W temporarily removed2023-07-01

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Cancel NAVAREA IV 698/19 and this msgcancelled by · 2019-08-13

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Manzanillo entrance west head light 09-22.90N 079-53.90W damagedOther · 0.2 nm
Manzanillo entrance light 09-22.90N 079-53.90W temporarily changed to whiteNav aids · 0.2 nm
Port hand 3 buoy 09-23.52N 079-53.75W missingNav aids · 0.6 nm
Starboard hand 4 buoy 09-23.52N 079-53.87W missingNav aids · 0.6 nm
Lm buoy 09-25.99N 079-49.78W missingNav aids · 5 nm

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