NW-N-0778-26
SÉCURITÉPowles Head light unlit and fog signal inoperative, South Coast
No longer in forceReceived 16 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTCArchived 16 Oct 2026, 17:49 UTC
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Positions open on the mapNW-N-0778-26
Date
2026-10-16 09:02 UTC
Status
Published
Title
Aids to Navigation
Areas
South Coast
Categories
Lights
Aids
Powles Head LL 5
Description
Light unlit and fog signal inoperative.
Position
46° 41.417'N 053° 24.099'W
Charts
4844(NAD83)
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No longer in forcePowles Head light (LL 5) is reported unlit and its fog signal is inoperative at the listed position on the South Coast. Report published 2026-10-16 09:02 UTC. Mariners should note the aid is not functioning until further notice.
Navigate with caution; do not rely on the Powles Head light or fog signal and maintain a proper lookout using other navigational aids.
- Type
- Aids to navigation · severity low
- Feed
- Aids to navigationAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- South Coast (Powles Head)
- Validity
- From 16 Oct 2026, 09:02 UTC
2026-10-16 09:02 UTC (no end time given) - Hazards
- light unlit, fog signal inoperative
- Charts
- 4844(NAD83)
Coast stations for this area
- DSCDSC Station Cape PineJRCC HalifaxCanadaMMSI 003160019VHF 40range 40 NM7 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station CuslettJRCC HalifaxCanadaMMSI 003160019VHF 40range 40 NM35 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Freshwater HillJRCC HalifaxCanadaMMSI 003160019VHF 40range 40 NM42 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station St. John’sJRCC HalifaxCanadaMMSI 003160020VHF 40range 40 NM62 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station VictoriaJRCC HalifaxCanadaMMSI 003160020VHF 40range 40 NM69 NM from the area
Aids to navigation affected
- UnlitPowles Head LL 5 · 46° 41.417'N 053° 24.099'W
- OtherPowles Head fog signal · 46° 41.417'N 053° 24.099'W
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 16 Oct 2026, 10:17 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
Keywordslight unlitUNLITINOPERATIVE