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SÉCURITÉArchivedReceived: 29 Oct 2026, 13:41Archived: 4 Nov 2026, 19:33Updated: 4 Nov 2026, 19:33
analysis
No longer in forceGunfleet Spit buoy unlit in the North Sea
The Gunfleet Spit buoy at 51-45.30N 001-21.7E is reported unlit. The warning gives no times or duration. Mariners should note the aid may be unreliable and navigate with caution.
Navigate with caution, maintain a proper lookout and safe speed, and if necessary report the unlit buoy to the appropriate local authority or station.
- Type
- Aids to navigation · severity low
- Feed
- Aids to navigationAll warnings of this kind on the map (contributors), or as an API feed: /api/v2/feeds/aton/
- Location
- North Sea, England (Gunfleet Spit)
- Hazards
- unlit buoy (aid to navigation)
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRSC ThamesUnited Kingdom6 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC DoverUnited Kingdom37 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC YarmouthUnited KingdomMMSI 00232000852 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station ThamesMRSC ThamesUnited KingdomMMSI 002320009VHF 18range 18 NM8 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station BawdseyMRSC ThamesUnited KingdomMMSI 002320009VHF 24range 24 NM15 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station BradwellMRSC ThamesUnited KingdomMMSI 002320009VHF 16range 16 NM18 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station North ForelandMRCC DoverUnited KingdomMMSI 002320010VHF 25range 25 NM23 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station DoverMRCC DoverUnited KingdomMMSI 002320010VHF 33range 33 NM37 NM from the area
Aids to navigation affected
- UnlitGUNFLEET SPIT BUOY · 51-45.30N 001-21.7E
No aids-to-navigation list in the database yet; aids are shown as the warning names them.
Generated automatically from the warning text on 29 Oct 2026, 14:07 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.
Keywords
- Malfunctioning AidsUNLIT
Message content
NORTH SEA.
ENGLAND.
GUNFLEET SPIT BUOY IN 51-45.30N 001-21.7E UNLIT.