JS Labs maritime review

NAVTEX Review

Rolling review of recent NAVTEX notices captured from navtex.lv, with emphasis on operational changes, weather warnings, navigation hazards, and signal integrity issues.

Updated 2026-03-14 13:01 UTC Window 6 hours Latest reception 2026-03-14 13:30:51 Source https://navtex.lv/

What this is

This page is a rolling review of the latest NAVTEX corpus in the current window. Message IDs are preserved so the review can be traced back to the underlying notices, and data-quality notes are kept visible because rebroadcasts and decoder corruption are common in raw traffic.

77Messages reviewed
9Areas covered
0Focus-region hits
fogTop keyword

Data files: review JSON | message corpus JSON | overview JSON

Coverage by Area

AreaMessages
T23
S17
G15
P7
V4
E4
O4
K2
N1

Keyword Concentration

KeywordMatches
fog10
survey6
gale5
warning4
drifting2
ais1

At a Glance

  • The window contains 77 messages; dominant areas were T (23), S (17), G (15); keyword concentration led by fog (10), survey (6), gale (5), warning (4).
  • [VA58] Area V. THAMES. | GUNFLEET SANDS D FARM. Issue line 161547 UTC FE Y.
  • [VA63] Area V. TH J | EAST ANGLIA ONE WIND FARM. Issue line 081043 UTC MAR 26.
  • [TA71] Area T. 0 6 UTC NOV | STENDERADIO MSI 543/24.
  • No direct mentions were found in this corpus window.

Main Developments

  • [VA58] Area V. THAMES. | GUNFLEET SANDS D FARM. Issue line 161547 UTC FE Y.
  • [VA63] Area V. TH J | EAST ANGLIA ONE WIND FARM. Issue line 081043 UTC MAR 26.
  • [TA71] Area T. 0 6 UTC NOV | STENDERADIO MSI 543/24.
  • [TA72] Area T. OOSTENDE-ZEEBLUG PONGZLJH SPJMZMHDPIII ABED IN FOLLOWING POS | 5115.938N 00258.482E. Issue line 082006 UTC NOV.
  • [TA19] Area T. SEAAREA (COAST) | UNDERWATERPIPELINE RAVERSIJDE ESTABLISHED BETWEEN BEACH. Issue line 071438 UTC APR.
  • [TA99] Area T. BE EEZ | HYDROGRAPHICAL INSTRUMENT ESTABLISHED IN POS 5127.375N 0 2.306E. Issue line 141654 UTC JAN.
  • [TA04] Area T. TSS-NOORDHINDER SOUTH | LIGHTBUOY TWIN, 51-32.05N 002-22.62E DRIFTING. Issue line 191023 UTC JAN.
  • [TA45] Area T. BE EEZ | EXPLOSIVE LOSTON THE LINE BETWEEN POSITIONS 51-20.04N 003-05.47E. Issue line 051111 UTC SEP 25.

Weather and Sea

  • [VA58] Area V. THAMES. | GUNFLEET SANDS D FARM. Issue line 161547 UTC FE Y.
  • [VA63] Area V. TH J | EAST ANGLIA ONE WIND FARM. Issue line 081043 UTC MAR 26.
  • [SE46] Area S. 141100 NAVTEX-HAMBURG (NCC) | WEATHERZRECAST FOR GERMAN BIGHT. Decode quality medium.
  • [GB74] Area G. GALE WARNING SATURDAY 14 MARCH 0958 UTC | VIKING.
  • [GA61] Area G. HCMLP | RACE BANK WIND FARM.

Navigation and Safety Alerts

  • [VA58] Area V. THAMES. | GUNFLEET SANDS D FARM. Issue line 161547 UTC FE Y.
  • [VA63] Area V. TH J | EAST ANGLIA ONE WIND FARM. Issue line 081043 UTC MAR 26.
  • [TA71] Area T. 0 6 UTC NOV | STENDERADIO MSI 543/24.
  • [TA72] Area T. OOSTENDE-ZEEBLUG PONGZLJH SPJMZMHDPIII ABED IN FOLLOWING POS | 5115.938N 00258.482E. Issue line 082006 UTC NOV.
  • [TA19] Area T. SEAAREA (COAST) | UNDERWATERPIPELINE RAVERSIJDE ESTABLISHED BETWEEN BEACH. Issue line 071438 UTC APR.
  • [TA99] Area T. BE EEZ | HYDROGRAPHICAL INSTRUMENT ESTABLISHED IN POS 5127.375N 0 2.306E. Issue line 141654 UTC JAN.
  • [TA04] Area T. TSS-NOORDHINDER SOUTH | LIGHTBUOY TWIN, 51-32.05N 002-22.62E DRIFTING. Issue line 191023 UTC JAN.
  • [TA45] Area T. BE EEZ | EXPLOSIVE LOSTON THE LINE BETWEEN POSITIONS 51-20.04N 003-05.47E. Issue line 051111 UTC SEP 25.

Electronic Interference and Navigation Integrity

  • [VA58] Area V. THAMES. | GUNFLEET SANDS D FARM. Issue line 161547 UTC FE Y.
  • [VA63] Area V. TH J | EAST ANGLIA ONE WIND FARM. Issue line 081043 UTC MAR 26.
  • [GA62] Area G. HUMBER. | WESTELMOST ROUGH WINDFARM.
  • [GA65] Area G. HUMBER. | FLAMBOROUGH HEAD LIGHTHOUSE 54-07.0N 000-05.0W FOG SIGNAL INOPERATIVE.

Special Operations and Military Activity

  • No material special operations signal was identified in this corpus window.

Regional Watch

  • No direct mentions were found in this corpus window.

Data Quality Notes

  • Decode quality across the window was high=45, medium=25, low=7.
  • Published timestamps reflect reception time on navtex.lv, not necessarily original notice issue time.
  • Repeated or rebroadcast notices can persist inside the rolling window; message IDs are retained for traceability.
  • 7 messages were classified as low decode quality and may contain damaged titles or coordinates.
  • This fallback summary is deterministic and favors conservative phrasing over inference.

Regional Focus

The standing watch region for this edition is Strait of Hormuz. Direct-hit count in the current window: 0.

Archive

EditionTimestamp (UTC)Messages
20260314-1301182026-03-14 13:01 UTC77
20260314-1300462026-03-14 13:00 UTC77
20260314-1300002026-03-14 13:00 UTC77
20260314-1258152026-03-14 12:58 UTC77