Positions quoted in this Preliminary Notice reproduced below are referred to WGS84 or a compatible datum and may be plotted directly on this ENC. 								
Some or all of the information contained in this Notice to Mariners may have been included on the ENCs affected.								
								
3473(P)/26 COLOMBIA  Pacific Ocean Coast Depths.Obstruction.Lights.Buoy.Quay.								
Source: Colombian Chart 155 and ENC CO500730								
								
	1.	Depths less than charted exist within Puerto de Buenaventura and approaches. The most significant are as follows:						
								
		Depth						Position

		47m						3 49' .69N.,77 10' .63W.

		75m						3 53' .485N.,77 03' .791W.

		48m						3 49' .01N.,77 10' .14W.

		81m						3 52' .607N.,77 05' .091W.

		65m						3 51' .35N.,77 06' .74W.
								
	2.	An obstruction, with depth 51, exists in position 3 51' .27N.,77 06' .21W.						
								
	3.	The light in position 3 53' .754N.,77 05' .647W., has been amended to Fl.WRG.4s28m12M & Q.18m5M.						
								
	4.	The following sectors have been withdrawn:						
								
		G: 356.5 - 358
						
		W: 355.5  356.5
						
		R: 354 - 355.5
												
	5.	The light, Fl.Bu4s3m5M, in position 3 54' .035N.,77 05' .102W., has been deleted.						
								
	6.	The light-buoy, in position 3 53' .991N.,77 05' .193W.has been amended toQ.G.						
								
	7.	The wharf, near Estero Agua Dulce, has been extended, joining the following positions:						
								
		3 54' .042N.,77 05' .094W.	
					
		3 53' .961N.,77 05' .004W.						
								
	8.	Mariners are advised to navigate with caution in the area and consult the local port authorities for the latest information.						
								
	9.	These changes will be included in a New Edition of Chart 2319 to be published late 2026.						
								
	10.	Chart 2318 will be updated by Notice to Mariners.						
								
		(WGS84 DATUM)