3/2026

New starboard lateral buoy 7 BIS established off Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe

ActiveReceived 27 Aug 2026, 18:52 UTC

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Area: GUADELOUPE - GRANDE TERRE Locality: POINTE A PITRE BUOY_TEMPORARY_ESTABLISHMENT Mariners are informed of the establishment of a new buoy N°7 BIS, Characteristics are as follows: Position: 16°13,730 N / 61°32,117 W (WGS84) Mark: starboard lateral Rhythm: VQ Range: 3M Focal plane: 3.2m CHART FR 7100 BUOY 7 BIS 16-13.73N 061-32.12W Until further notice

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A new temporary lateral starboard buoy No. 7 BIS has been established off Pointe-à-Pitre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe. Position given as 16°13,730 N / 61°32,117 W (WGS84). Light characteristic VQ, range 3M and focal plane 3.2m. The buoy is in place until further notice.

Note the new buoy on charts and navigation systems and navigate with caution in the area.

Type: Aids to navigation · severity low
Feed: Aids to navigationAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
Location: Guadeloupe - Grande Terre, Pointe a Pitre
Hazards: new navigational buoy (AtoN)
Charts: FR 7100

Coast stations for this area

DSCDSC Station Mt. Scenery (Saba)JRCC CuracaoCuracao (Netherlands)MMSI 003061000VHF 70range 70 NM129 NM from the area

Aids to navigation affected

Newly establishedBOUEE 7 BIS · VQ · BUOY 7 BIS · 16°13,730 N / 61°32,117 W (WGS84) - Range 3M - Focal plane 3.2m
Newly establishedBUOY 7 BIS · VQ · BOUEE 7 BIS · BOUEE 7 BIS 16-13.73N 061-32.12W - Range 3M - Focal plane 3.2m

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 09 Oct 2026, 14:29 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.

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