NAVAREA IX 406/26
Temporary wave-rider buoy deployed off Qatar (Central Gulf)
ActiveIssued 26 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC
Warning text
Positions open on the map261500 UTC OCT 2026
NAVAREA IX 406/26
CENTRAL GULF
QATAR
CHARTS BA 2523, 2837, 2883 AND 2886
TEMPORARY WAVE RIDER BUOY DEPLOYED AT
26-38.47N 051-55.82E WITH FL(5).Y.20S
MARINERS CAUTIONED
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ActiveA temporary wave rider buoy has been deployed in the Central Gulf, Qatar. Position given as 26-38.47N 051-55.82E with light characteristic FL(5).Y.20S. Mariners are cautioned and charts BA 2523, 2837, 2883 and 2886 are referenced.
Note the buoy position and characteristic on charts and navigate with caution; keep a proper lookout.
- Type
- Aids to navigation · severity low
- Feed
- Aids to navigationAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Central Gulf, Qatar
- Validity
- From 26 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC
261500 UTC OCT 2026 - Hazards
- temporary buoy (wave rider) established
Coast stations for this area
- RCCRCC Bandar AbbasIran (Islamic Republic of)277 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Asaluyeh Radio (Persian Gulf)Bandar BushehrIran (Islamic Republic of)MMSI 004225202VHF 30range 30 NM61 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Dayer Radio (Persian Gulf)Iran (Islamic Republic of)MMSI 004225203VHF 30range 30 NM72 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Half Moon BeachRCC RiyadhSaudi ArabiaMMSI 004030000VHF 33range 33 NM98 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station DammamRCC RiyadhSaudi ArabiaMMSI 004030000VHF 33, MF 200range 200 NM99 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Lavar Radio (Persian Gulf)Iran (Islamic Republic of)MMSI 004225204VHF 30range 30 NM103 NM from the area
Aids to navigation affected
- Newly establishedTemporary wave rider buoy · FL(5).Y.20S · 26-38.47N 051-55.82E
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 26 Oct 2026, 16:07 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
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