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Drifting buoy reported near Ponta de Ribeira, São Miguel (Azores)

ActiveReceived 19 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC

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António Carlos Marques Peiriço, Capitão-de-mar-e-guerra, Capitão do Porto de Ponta Delgada, no uso das competências que lhe são conferidas pela alínea h), do n.º 4, do artigo 13.º do Decreto-Lei n.º 44/2002, de 2 de março, faz saber que: 1. Encontra-se à deriva uma boia na proximidade da Ponta de Ribeira, na posição (WGS84): LATITUDE: 37º 50,68’ N; LONGITUDE: 025º 06,88’ W. 2. Toda a navegação deve manter atenção redobrada e resguardo nas imediações da posição indicada. POSITION: 37-50.47N 025-07.93W POSITION: 37-50.70N 025-07.93W POSITION: 37-50.70N 025-06.90W POSITION: 37-50.47N 025-06.90W

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A buoy is adrift close to Ponta de Ribeira. Positions for the object are given in WGS84. Mariners are advised to keep heightened watch and exercise caution in the vicinity of the reported positions.

Maintain heightened look-out and navigate with caution in the vicinity of the reported positions.

Type: Drifting object · severity moderate
Feed: Wrecks, obstructions and drifting objectsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
Location: Ponta de Ribeira vicinity
Hazards: drifting buoy, navigational hazard near reported positions

Worked out automatically from the warning text on 04 Nov 2026, 17:27 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.

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