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PAN PANSpecial-mark buoy adrift off Faro, south coast Portugal
No longer in forceReceived 15 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTCArchived 17 Oct 2026, 00:06 UTC
Warning text
Positions open on the mapNORTH ATLANTIC - PORTUGAL-CONTINENTAL PORTUGAL-SOUTH COAST
FARO
15OCT26, AT 1804 LOCAL TIME,
BUOY (SPECIAL MARK)ADRIFT IN
POSITION:36-59.402N
007-59.008W.DANGER TO
NAVIGATION.WIDE BERTH
REQUESTED.
POSITION: 36-59.40N 007-59.01W
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No longer in forceOn 15 Oct 2026 at 1804 LOCAL TIME a special-mark buoy was reported adrift near Faro. Position given as 36-59.402N 007-59.008W (also shown as 36-59.40N 007-59.01W). Danger to navigation; a wide berth is requested. Mariners should keep watch and avoid the area.
Give the adrift buoy a wide berth, maintain a good lookout and navigate with caution in the vicinity.
- Type
- Drifting object · severity moderate
- Feed
- Wrecks, obstructions and drifting objectsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Faro, south coast Portugal
- Validity
- From 15 Oct 2026, 18:04 UTC
15OCT26, AT 1804 LOCAL TIME - Hazards
- adrift buoy, danger to navigation
- Reported
- 15 Oct 2026, 18:04 UTC (22 days ago)The object keeps drifting: the map shows an indicative drift circle that grows with time.
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRSC HuelvaSpain52 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC CadizSpain86 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC AlmeriaSpain249 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station HuelvaMRSC HuelvaSpainMMSI 002241023VHF 35range 35 NM44 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station ChipionaMRCC TarifaSpainMMSI 002241023MF 150range 150 NM78 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station CadizMRSC CadizSpainMMSI 002241023VHF 35range 35 NM90 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station TarifaMRCC TarifaSpainMMSI 002241023VHF 35, MF 150range 150 NM130 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Malaga CCRMRCC TarifaSpainMMSI 002241023VHF 35, MFrange 35 NM165 NM from the area
Aids to navigation affected
- Off stationBUOY (SPECIAL MARK) · 36-59.402N 007-59.008W
No aids-to-navigation list in the database yet; aids are shown as the warning names them.
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 15 Oct 2026, 18:27 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
KeywordsDANGER