NW-C-4399-26
Unidentified spar buoy aground near Lacolle (Richelieu River / N. Lake Champlain)
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ActiveAn unidentified white and orange spar buoy has been reported aground in the vicinity of Lacolle on the Richelieu River / northern Lake Champlain. Position given as 45° 02.500'N 073° 20.450'W. Report published 2026-10-19 13:50 UTC. Mariners should navigate with caution and avoid the area of the obstruction.
Navigate with caution, keep clear of the reported position and take care when transiting the vicinity; report any further observations to local authorities.
- Type
- Aids to navigation · severity low
- Feed
- Aids to navigationAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Richelieu River and Northern Lake Champlain, vicinity Lacolle
- Validity
- From 19 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC
Date 2026-10-19 13:50 UTC - Hazards
- spar buoy aground, unlit or displaced aid to navigation possible
- Charts
- 1351(NAD83)
Coast stations for this area
- RCCJRCC QuebecCanada138 NM from the area
- RCCJRCC TrentonCanada188 NM from the area
- RCCRCC BostonUnited States190 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station L’AcadieJRCC QuebecCanadaMMSI 003160028VHF 40range 40 NM17 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station MontrealJRCC QuebecCanadaMMSI 003160028VHF 40range 40 NM30 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Mont-St. BrunoJRCC QuebecCanadaMMSI 003160028VHF 40range 40 NM31 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Mont RigaudJRCC QuebecCanadaMMSI 003160028VHF 40range 40 NM47 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station CornwallJRCC TrentonCanadaMMSI 003160029VHF 40range 40 NM59 NM from the area
Aids to navigation affected
- OtherUnidentified white and orange spar buoy · 45° 02.500'N 073° 20.450'W - reported aground
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 19 Oct 2026, 15:17 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.