NW-M-1476-26
SÉCURITÉMCTS communications (AIS, VHF, MF) off-air at Fox Island (Fourchu)
No longer in forceReceived 13 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTCArchived 13 Oct 2026, 20:08 UTC
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Date
2026-10-13 16:51 UTC
Status
Published
Title
MCTS VHF Services
Areas
Fourchu
Categories
MCTS VHF Services
Description
Sydney MCTS. All AIS, CMB, MF RT, VHF DF, VHF DSC and VHF RT services located at Fox Island off air 131640 UTC Oct 2026.
Position
45° 19.783'N 061° 04.767'W (Fox Island)
Charts
4301(WGS84),
4301(WGS84)
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No longer in forceThe MCTS site at Fox Island (Fourchu) has had all listed services fail. AIS, CMB, MF RT, VHF DF, VHF DSC and VHF RT went off-air at 131640 UTC Oct 2026. No restoration time or alternate arrangements are given in this message.
Exercise caution; use alternative means to contact MCTS/MRCC and maintain good comms watch on other channels. Report any urgent incidents via alternate stations or channels.
- Type
- Other · severity low
- Location
- Fourchu (Fox Island)
- Validity
- From 13 Oct 2026, 16:16 UTC
located at Fox Island off air 131640 UTC Oct 2026. - Hazards
- MCTS communications services unavailable, AIS unavailable at site
- Charts
- 4301(WGS84), 4301(WGS84)
Coast stations for this area
- RCCJRCC HalifaxCanada113 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Fox IslandJRCC HalifaxCanadaMMSI 003160016VHF 40range 40 NM0 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station St. ColumbaJRCC HalifaxCanadaMMSI 003160017VHF 40range 40 NM41 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Ecum SecumJRCC HalifaxCanadaMMSI 003160016VHF 40range 40 NM50 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Kilkenny LakeJRCC HalifaxCanadaMMSI 003160017VHF 40range 40 NM66 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station SydneyJRCC HalifaxCanadaMMSI 003160017VHF 40range 40 NM71 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 13 Oct 2026, 17:38 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
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