580/26
Sciara Biscari lighthouse unlit near Catania, southern Ionian Sea
Activeuntil 02 Nov 2026, 14:30 UTC (in 10 h)Received 01 Nov 2026, 09:52 UTC
Warning text
COASTAL WARNING NR.580/26 OCT 31
SOUTHERN IONIAN SEA - CATANIA (CT)
SCIARA BISCARI LIGHTHOUSE (E.F.2796 - E 1828)
IT DOES NOT WORK
VESSELS IN TRANSIT BEWARE.
(BROADCAST VALID 01 NOV 2026 1130 TO 02 NOV 2026 1530 ITALIAN TIME.)
Analysis
Activeuntil 02 Nov 2026, 14:30 UTC (in 10 h)Sciara Biscari lighthouse (E.F.2796 - E 1828), off Catania in the southern Ionian Sea, is reported not working. The broadcast states vessels in transit should beware. Broadcast validity given as 01 Nov 2026 1130 to 02 Nov 2026 1530 Italian Time.
Vessels in transit should beware and navigate with caution; use radar, GPS and other aids to navigation and maintain safe look-out.
- Type
- Aids to navigation · severity low
- Feed
- Aids to navigationAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Southern Ionian Sea - Catania (Sciara Biscari Lighthouse)
- Validity
- From 01 Nov 2026, 10:30 UTC
Until 02 Nov 2026, 14:30 UTCBROADCAST VALID 01 NOV 2026 1130 TO 02 NOV 2026 1530 ITALIAN TIME. - Activity periods
- 01 Nov 2026, 10:30 UTC - 02 Nov 2026, 14:30 UTC (01 Nov 2026 1130 to 02 Nov 2026 1530 Italian Time)
- Hazards
- unlit lighthouse, reduced lateral visual navigation aid
Aids to navigation affected
- UnlitSCIARA BISCARI LIGHTHOUSE · E.F.2796 - E 1828
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 01 Nov 2026, 09:57 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.