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SÉCURITÉRacon at Isla Falgate in Strait of Magellan inoperative
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ActiveThe racon on Isla Falgate (Paso del Mar, Strait of Magellan) is reported inoperative. Position given as LAT. 52-54.80S LONG. 073-49.70W. Mariners should note the radar identification aid may not respond; no times or restoration ETA are provided.
Navigate with caution and do not rely on the Isla Falgate racon for radar identification; use other aids to navigation and position fixing. Report any relevant observations to local authorities.
- Type
- Aids to navigation · severity low
- Feed
- Aids to navigationAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Estrecho de Magallanes, Paso del Mar (Isla Falgate)
- Hazards
- racon inoperative, radar identification aid unavailable
- References
- NAUTICAL PUBLICATION 3008.
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRCC Punta ArenasChile107 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC Rio GallegosArgentina186 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC UshuaiaArgentina226 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Bahia FelixMRCC Punta ArenasChileMMSI 007250370VHF 19, MF 180range 180 NM9 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Faro FairwayMRCC Punta ArenasChileMMSI 007250360VHF 19range 19 NM12 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Puerto NatalesMRCC Punta ArenasChileMMSI 007250340VHF 15range 15 NM85 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Punta ArenasMRCC Punta ArenasChileMMSI 007250380VHF 64, MF 180, HFrange 180 NM107 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Punta DelgadaMRCC Punta ArenasChileMMSI 007250390VHF 17, MF 180range 180 NM158 NM from the area
Aids to navigation affected
- OtherISLA FALGATE RACON · LAT. 52-54.80S. LONG. 073-49.70W.
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 05 Nov 2026, 10:57 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
KeywordsINOPERATIVE