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Shoaling detected at approaches to Caminha (Minho River mouth)
ActiveReceived 24 Aug 2026, 00:00 UTC
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Positions open on the mapAvisa-se toda a navegação que, FORAM DETECTADAS ALTERAÇOES DE SONDAS MINIMAS NO PORTO DE CAMINHA – FOZ DO RIO MINHO, NAS SEGUINTES ZONAS:
CANAL PRINCIPAL DE ACESSO AO ESTUÁRIO – ZONA PONTA DO CABEDELO
-0.6M 41-52.400N 008-51.686W
-0.4M 41-52.336N 008-51.648W
-0.2M 41-52.231N 008-51.608W
-0.4M 41-52.304N 008-51.711W
CANAL MARGEM ESPANHOLA – ZONA FERRY
-0.4M 41-53.331N 008-50.948W
TODA A NAVEGAÇÃO DEVE PROCEDER COM ESPECIAL PRECAUÇÃO.
POSITION: 41-52.06N 008-51.38W
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ActiveAuthorities report changes to minimum soundings in the approaches to Porto de Caminha, Foz do Rio Minho. Several positions in the main access channel (Ponta do Cabedelo) and the Spanish-bank ferry channel show reduced least depths. All navigation must proceed with special caution. A reference position is given 41-52.06N 008-51.38W.
Proceed with special caution in the reported areas and navigate with local knowledge; reduce speed and keep good lookout.
- Type
- Navigational hazard · severity moderate
- Feed
- Wrecks, obstructions and drifting objectsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Porto de Caminha - Foz do Rio Minho (approaches, Ponta do Cabedelo and Spanish-bank ferry channel)
- Hazards
- reduced least depths, shoaling, shallow water
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRSC VigoSpain23 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC FinisterreSpain50 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC BilbaoSpain172 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station La GuardiaMRCC FinisterreSpainMMSI 002241022VHF 35range 35 NM1 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station VigoMRSC VigoSpainMMSI 002241022VHF 35range 35 NM20 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station FinisterreMRCC FinisterreSpainMMSI 002241022VHF 35, MF 150range 150 NM66 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Coruna CCRMRSC CorunaSpainMMSI 002241022VHF 35, MF 150range 150 NM82 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station CorunaSpainMMSI 002240992MF, HF92 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 05 Nov 2026, 11:17 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.