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Autonomous sailbuoy launched south of Rio de Janeiro - keep 500 m clear

Activeuntil 05 May 2027, 00:00 UTC (in 179 days)Received 06 Nov 2026, 11:40 UTC

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SOUTH OF RIO DE JANEIRO CHART 23100 (INT 2124) SAILBUOY AUTONOMOUS SURFACE VEHICLE TO METEOROLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION LAUNCHED IN 23-24.88S 043-08.57W WHITE AND BLUE COLOR, MARINHA DO BRASIL WRITTEN IN AND 1,5 METERS HIGHT REQUEST 500 METERS DISTANCE CANCEL THIS WARNING 050000 UTC MAY 27.

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Activeuntil 05 May 2027, 00:00 UTC (in 179 days)

An autonomous Sailbuoy surface vehicle was launched for meteorological data collection south of Rio de Janeiro. It is described white and blue with 'MARINHA DO BRASIL' written on it and about 1.5 meters high. Mariners are requested to keep 500 metres distance. The warning is self-cancelling on 05 May 2027 at 0000 UTC.

Keep 500 metres clear of the autonomous surface vehicle.

Type: Drifting object · severity moderate
Feed: Wrecks, obstructions and drifting objectsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
Location: south of Rio de Janeiro
Validity: Until 05 May 2027, 00:00 UTCCANCEL THIS WARNING 050000 UTC MAY 27.
Hazards: autonomous surface vehicle (Sailbuoy)
Keep clear: 0.27 NMREQUEST 500 METERS DISTANCE
Charts: CHART 23100 (INT 2124)

Coast stations for this area

RCCMRCC BrazilBrazil31 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Rio RadioMRCC BrazilBrazilMMSI 007100001HF40 NM from the area

Worked out automatically from the warning text on 06 Nov 2026, 11:52 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.

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