N 0580/26

Derelict mooring buoy reported in Potiguar oil basin

No longer in forceReceived 02 Oct 2026, 10:01 UTCArchived 05 Oct 2026, 09:41 UTC

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BACIA PETROLIFERA POTIGUAR VICINITY CHART 720 DERELICT, 01 MOORING BUOY, LAST POSITION IN 04-54.98S 036-21.09W CHARACTERISTICS: SPHERICAL, MADE OF IRON AND YELLOW NOTIFY SALVAMAR NORDESTE AT TEL: +55 84 3216-3009 / +55 84 3216-3018 E-MAIL: [email protected] AT 010930 UTC OCT 26 VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO SEARCH, SIGHT AND REPORT CANCEL THIS WARNING 042320 UTC OCT 26.

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Analysis

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A derelict mooring buoy (spherical, iron, yellow) reported in the Bacia Petrolifera Potiguar vicinity at 04-54.98S 036-21.09W. Mariners in the vicinity are requested to search, sight and report. Notify Salvamar Nordeste by the telephone numbers or email given.

Vessels in vicinity requested to search, sight and report; notify Salvamar Nordeste by the telephone numbers or email provided.

Type: Drifting object · severity moderate
Feed: Wrecks, obstructions and drifting objectsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
Location: Bacia Petrolifera Potiguar vicinity
Validity: From 01 Oct 2026, 09:30 UTC
Until 04 Oct 2026, 23:20 UTCAT 010930 UTC OCT 26 ... CANCEL THIS WARNING 042320 UTC OCT 26.
Activity periods: 01 Oct 2026, 09:30 UTC - 04 Oct 2026, 23:20 UTC (reported at 010930 UTC Oct 26; cancel at 042320 UTC Oct 26)
Hazards: derelict mooring buoy
Reported: 01 Oct 2026, 09:30 UTC (32 days ago)The object keeps drifting: the map shows an indicative drift circle that grows with time.
Charts: CHART 720

Contacts

Coast stations for this area

DSCDSC Station Recife RadioMRCC BrazilBrazilMMSI 007100002HF208 NM from the area

Aids to navigation affected

Damaged · spherical, made of iron and yellow · 04-54.98S 036-21.09W

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 02 Oct 2026, 10:07 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.

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