On October 2, 2025, the Coast Guard issued:

SAFETY/NC – BEAUFORT INLET/ATON/SEC SNC BNM 0337-25

which stated the

BEAUFORT INLET CHANNEL LIGHTED BUOY 14 (LLNR 29310) IS REPORTED MISSING.

We recently received a report from Carlos in the Spanish town of Muxía that a number 14 buoy has been found there.   We can’t confirm it is the same buoy, but it seems like a possibility.  That would be a ~3,600 NM distance over approximately 70 days or averaging about 2 knots.  See the map image below for the route the buoy would have taken.