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Navionics Has Removed All Charts For Southeast Asia Creating A Dangerous Situation for Boaters
8 July 2025 · 10 min · 45K views · Indonesia
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Garmin/Navionics removed all Southeast Asia and South China Sea charts from sale on July 1, 2025, wiping downloaded charts from any device that reconnects to the internet once a subscription lapses — including auto-renewing subscriptions.2:39 James, aboard Triteia and currently navigating a coral-dense Indonesian archipelago, discovered the removal when his subscription expired and the app deleted every downloaded chart from his phone.1:02 His iPad retains the charts only because he disconnected it from Wi-Fi immediately.1:39 The discontinued products include Indian Ocean, South China Sea, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Central West Papua, and East Sulawesi charts; replacement charts are promised for Q3 2025 but require a separate purchase.3:19 Existing active subscribers can still update until their subscription expires naturally.3:19 Alternatives James investigated: iNavX charges $900 for Indonesian charts plus $250 for Malaysia; OpenCPN runs only on a laptop, not an iPad; C-MAP's pricing is opaque and requires starting a trial before costs are disclosed.7:39 Paper charts for Indonesia are effectively unavailable to purchase locally.5:45 James's immediate workaround is keeping the iPad offline; longer term, he is considering a hardwired chartplotter as hardware that cannot be remotely wiped.8:55
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