268/2026
SÉCURITÉArchivedReceived: 18 Oct 2026, 19:46Archived: 19 Oct 2026, 12:05Updated: 5 Nov 2026, 15:46
analysis
No longer in forceHel lighthouse unlit, Gulf of Gdansk (Polish coast)
The lighthouse HEL (Hel) at the Polish coast in the Gulf of Gdansk is reported unlit. Position given as 54-36.00N 018-48.77E. The condition was reported from 18 Oct 2026 17:37 UTC and no restoration time is given. Caution advised to mariners transiting the area.
Navigate with caution; be aware that the Hel lighthouse light is unlit.
- Type
- Aids to navigation · severity low
- Feed
- Aids to navigationAll warnings of this kind on the map (contributors), or as an API feed: /api/v2/feeds/aton/
- Location
- Polish Coast, Gulf of Gdansk
- Validity
- From 18 Oct 2026, 17:37 UTC
From 18 OCT 2026, 17:37 (UTC) - - Activity periods
- 18 Oct 2026, 17:37 UTC - ? (Unlit from stated time; no end time given)
- Hazards
- light unlit
- Charts
- INT INT1291
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRCC GdyniaPoland11 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC KaliningradRussian Federation58 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC KlaipedaLithuania103 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station OksywieMRCC GdyniaPolandMMSI 002610210VHF 31range 31 NM11 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Oksywie/GdyniaMRCC GdyniaPolandMMSI 002610310VHF 30range 30 NM11 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station RozewieMRCC GdyniaPolandMMSI 002610210VHF 26, VHF 25range 26 NM21 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Krynica MorskaMRCC GdyniaPolandMMSI 002610210VHF 27, VHF 20range 27 NM27 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station KaliningradMRCC KaliningradRussian FederationMMSI 002734417VHF, MF 125range 125 NM42 NM from the area
Aids to navigation affected
- UnlitTHE LIGHTHOUSE HEL · 54-36.00N 018-48.77E
No aids-to-navigation list in the database yet; aids are shown as the warning names them.
Generated automatically from the warning text on 18 Oct 2026, 19:47 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.
Keywords
- Geometry refslane, point
- Geometry phrasesin position, shipping lane
- Malfunctioning AidsUNLIT
Message content
Krajowy Koordynator Ostrzeżeń [email protected] Polish Coordinator
No. PL 268/2026
Navtex
Category: Casualties to lights, fog signals, buoys and other aids to
navigation affecting main shipping lanes
Area South-eastern Baltic
Localisation Polish Coast, Gulf of Gdansk
Chart INT INT1291
Text THE LIGHTHOUSE HEL IN POSITION
1. 54-36.00N 018-48.77E UNLIT.
Term of validity From 18 OCT 2026, 17:37 (UTC) -
Remarks CAUTION ADVISED
Promulgated 18 OCT 2026
Issuer ID Operator / 106