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SÉCURITÉReceived: 23 Oct 2026, 16:42Updated: 3 Nov 2026, 20:02
analysis
ActiveDubh Artach Lighthouse light unreliable and AIS inoperative (Malin)
Dubh Artach Lighthouse (56-08.0N 006-38.1W) has an unreliable light and its AIS is inoperative. Mariners should not rely on the light or AIS at this aid. Previous warning WZ 576/26 is cancelled.
Do not rely on the light or AIS; navigate with caution and use alternative means of position fixing and watchkeeping, especially at night.
- 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
- Malin (Dubh Artach)
- Hazards
- light unreliable, AIS inoperative
- Cancels
- 576/26 (archived)
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRSC Malin HeadIreland52 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC ClydeUnited Kingdom64 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC StornowayUnited Kingdom125 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station KilchiaranMRCC ClydeUnited KingdomMMSI 002320022VHF 37range 37 NM23 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station TireeMRCC ClydeUnited KingdomMMSI 002320022VHF 35, MF 150range 150 NM24 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station GlengormMRCC ClydeUnited KingdomMMSI 002320022VHF 47range 47 NM34 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station TorosayMRCC ClydeUnited KingdomMMSI 002320022VHF 58range 58 NM36 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station South KnapdaleMRCC ClydeUnited KingdomMMSI 002320022VHF 62range 62 NM41 NM from the area
Aids to navigation affected
- OtherDubh Artach Lighthouse · 56-08.0N 006-38.1W
No aids-to-navigation list in the database yet; aids are shown as the warning names them.
Generated automatically from the warning text on 23 Oct 2026, 17:07 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.
Keywords
- Malfunctioning AidsUNRELIABLE, UNRELIABLE, INOPERATIVE
Message content
MALIN.
1. DUBH ARTACH LIGHTHOUSE 56-08.00N 006-38.10W LIGHT UNRELIABLE AND AIS INOPERATIVE.
2. CANCEL WZ 576/26.