NW-A-0404-26

SÉCURITÉ

Simpson Strait: several buoys unreliable in Shipping Safety Control Zone 7

ActiveReceived 29 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC

Warning text

NW-A-0404-26 Date 2026-10-29 14:40 UTC Status Published Title Aids to Navigation Areas Shipping Safety Control Zone 7 Categories Buoys Aids Simpson Strait red conical buoy #18 Simpson Strait red conical buoy #14 Simpson Strait red conical buoy #12 Simpson Strait green can buoy #9 Simpson Strait green can buoy #11 Description Navigational Aids in the Simpson Strait area may be unreliable. Position Charts 7736(WGS84)

Analysis

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At 2026-10-29 14:40 UTC authorities reported that multiple navigation buoys in Simpson Strait (Shipping Safety Control Zone 7) may be unreliable. Affected aids include red conical buoys #18, #14 and #12 and green can buoys #9 and #11. Mariners should navigate with caution and not rely solely on these aids. No end time is given.

Navigate with caution; do not rely solely on the listed navigation buoys and report any discrepancies to the appropriate authority.

Type: Aids to navigation · severity low
Feed: Aids to navigationAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
Location: Shipping Safety Control Zone 7, Simpson Strait
Validity: From 29 Oct 2026, 14:40 UTC
Date 2026-10-29 14:40 UTC
Hazards: unreliable navigation buoys, unreliable aids to navigation
Charts: 7736(WGS84)

Aids to navigation affected

IrregularSimpson Strait red conical buoy #18
IrregularSimpson Strait red conical buoy #14
IrregularSimpson Strait red conical buoy #12
IrregularSimpson Strait green can buoy #9
IrregularSimpson Strait green can buoy #11

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 29 Oct 2026, 14:57 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.

KeywordsUNRELIABLE

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