Wrecks & obstructions in the Caribbean Sea

Dangerous wrecks, shoals and submerged obstructions.

in force
4
last 12 months
3
vs previous 12 (0)
—
since 2005
80

Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so 2024–2026 are under-counted.

In force now · 4

  1. NAVAREA IV 345/26in force2026-04-13
    Motor vessel Roswal is sunk at 08-40.88N 076-50.00W in the Caribbean Sea, Colombia.
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  2. NAVAREA IV 1158/25in force2025-10-27
    A dangerous wreck is located at 10-13.39N 064-42.22W in the Caribbean Sea near Venezuela.
    Caribbean Sea · Venezuela
  3. NAVAREA IV 998/25in force2025-09-19
    An unmarked submerged wellhead is located in the Caribbean Sea off Trinidad and Tobago at 10-28.29N 061-33.83W.
    Caribbean Sea
  4. NAVAREA IV 797/24in force2024-07-09
    A dangerous wreck exists in the Grenadines, eastern Caribbean Sea, at 12 degrees 35.75 minutes north, 061 degrees 24.44 minutes west.
    Eastern Caribbean Sea

Longest in force

  1. NAVAREA IV 797/24in force2024-07-09 · 774 d
    A dangerous wreck exists in the Grenadines, eastern Caribbean Sea, at 12 degrees 35.75 minutes north, 061 degrees 24.44 minutes west.
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  2. NAVAREA IV 998/25in force2025-09-19 · 336 d
    An unmarked submerged wellhead is located in the Caribbean Sea off Trinidad and Tobago at 10-28.29N 061-33.83W.
    Caribbean Sea
  3. NAVAREA IV 1158/25in force2025-10-27 · 298 d
    A dangerous wreck is located at 10-13.39N 064-42.22W in the Caribbean Sea near Venezuela.
    Caribbean Sea · Venezuela
  4. NAVAREA IV 345/26in force2026-04-13 · 131 d
    Motor vessel Roswal is sunk at 08-40.88N 076-50.00W in the Caribbean Sea, Colombia.
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia

By year

05
06
08
10
12
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26

By month (all years)

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Other hazards in the Caribbean Sea

Archive · 76 cancelled

  1. NAVAREA IV 1276/232023-11-03 → 2023-11-03
    Dangerous wreck in 14-32.87N 061-04.18W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Martinique
  2. NAVAREA IV 1142/232023-10-03 → 2023-11-29
    Vessel just pour le fun aground in 16-24.43N 061-32.25W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Guadeloupe
  3. NAVAREA IV 527/232023-05-15 → 2026-08-14
    A dangerous wreck is located at 10-30.35N 067-58.78W in the Caribbean Sea near Venezuela.
    Caribbean Sea · Venezuela
  4. NAVAREA IV 440/232023-04-21 → 2023-04-28
    Dangerous wreck in 12-32.00N 081-41.89W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  5. NAVAREA IV 370/232023-04-01 → 2026-08-14
    A 5.5 meter shoal is located at 10-38.04N 071-36.00W in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela.
    Caribbean Sea · Venezuela
  6. NAVAREA IV 366/232023-03-30 → 2026-08-14
    Uncharted reef is reported at 09-34.61N 078-42.54W in the western Caribbean Sea near Panama.
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  7. NAVAREA IV 274/232023-03-12 → 2026-08-14
    A vessel is aground near Anguilla; navigation is prohibited in an area bounded by 18-10.07N 063-09.81W, 18-10.07N 063-09.98W, 18-10.23N 063-09.98W, 18-10.23N 063-09.79W; wide berth requested.
    Anguilla
  8. NAVAREA IV 964/222022-09-21 → 2023-08-04
    Ten meter F/V fleepa, white hull, sank in 14-22.50N 061-04.80W at 210033Z sep
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Martinique
  9. NAVAREA IV 761/222022-08-04 → 2022-08-04
    Dangerous wreck in 12-33.25N 081-41.55W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  10. NAVAREA IV 700/222022-07-19 → 2023-03-10
    Dangerous wreck in 16-27.53N 088-23.80W
    Gulf of Honduras · Belize
  11. NAVAREA IV 644/222022-07-06 → 2023-03-10
    Dangerous wreck in 10-39.97N 061-35.14W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Trinidad and Tobago
  12. NAVAREA IV 490/222022-05-21 → 2023-03-10
    Dangerous wreck in 09-57.07N 061-23.47W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Venezuela
  13. NAVAREA IV 961/212021-10-23 → 2023-03-10
    Dangerous wreck in 10-29-22N 068-02-24W
    Caribbean Sea · Venezuela
  14. NAVAREA IV 940/212021-10-16 → 2021-10-19
    M/V orchid kefalonia aground in 11-06.73N 074-51.18W
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  15. NAVAREA IV 594/212021-07-11 → 2021-07-21
    Dangerous wreck with mast visible above water marked by special purpose buoy, yellow, q y, in 17-57.69N…
    Caribbean Sea · Jamaica
  16. NAVAREA IV 254/212021-03-23 → 2022-03-25
    25.7 meter depth reported in 09-31.88N 076-00.70W
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  17. NAVAREA IV 1155/202020-11-26 → 2020-11-27
    Shoals reported: 1. 8.07 meters in 15-57-58N 088-18-20W
    Gulf of Honduras · Guatemala
  18. NAVAREA IV 1044/202020-10-29 → 2020-12-18
    Dangerous wreck, least depth 26 meters in 10-23.44N 061-52.04W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Trinidad
  19. NAVAREA IV 648/202020-07-24 → 2020-08-01
    M/V nordic wolverine aground in 11-06.47N 074-51.28W at 191200Z jul
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  20. NAVAREA IV 299/202020-04-02 → 2020-12-18
    Dangerous wreck, least depth 4.5 meters, in 09-24.5N 075-46.6W
    Caribbean · Colombia
  21. NAVAREA IV 1022/192019-11-23 → 2020-10-23
    38.7 meter depth reported in 09-25.2N 076-16.3W
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  22. NAVAREA IV 722/192019-08-19 → 2020-10-23
    7.7 meter shoal in 15-14.2N 061-22.4W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Dominica
  23. NAVAREA IV 122/192019-02-21 → 2020-10-23
    Dangerous wreck in 10-56-20N 075-03-19W
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  24. NAVAREA IV 84/192019-02-05 → 2019-06-14
    Bulldog shoal buoy 11-08.9N 060-44.5W inoperative
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Tobago
  25. NAVAREA IV 1110/182018-12-28 → 2019-06-14
    Dangerous wreck least depth 8.1 meters, in 15-34.65N 061-27.75W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Dominica
  26. NAVAREA IV 955/182018-11-08 → 2019-03-08
    Dangerous wreck in 18-12-49N 063-05-35W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Anguilla
  27. NAVAREA IV 354/182018-05-02 → 2019-06-14
    Bulldog shoal buoy 11-08.9N 060-44.5W off station
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Tobago
  28. NAVAREA IV 214/182018-03-13 → 2020-05-01
    Wrecks reported: a. 11.1 meters in 19-21.63N 081-23.95W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Cayman Islands
  29. NAVAREA IV 203/182018-03-09 → 2020-10-23
    Dangerous wreck in 16-30.67N 088-21.94W
    Gulf of Honduras · Belize
  30. NAVAREA IV 193/182018-03-06 → 2020-10-23
    Dangerous wreck in 19-41.50N 079-53.19W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Cayman Islands
  31. NAVAREA IV 175/182018-02-28 → 2019-03-08
    Dangerous wreck in 19-41.68N 079-53.08W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Cayman Islands
  32. NAVAREA IV 174/182018-02-28 → 2019-03-08
    Dangerous wreck in 17-20-38N 088-11-55W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Belize
  33. NAVAREA IV 173/182018-02-28 → 2019-03-08
    Dangerous wreck in 17-21-16N 088-11-53W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Belize
  34. NAVAREA IV 145/182018-02-17 → 2019-03-08
    Dangerous wreck in vicinity 07-56-44N 076-46-26W
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  35. NAVAREA IV 114/182018-02-05 → 2019-03-08
    Dangerous wreck in vicinity 18-32-49N 072-23-24W
    Caribbean Sea · Haiti
  36. NAVAREA IV 1064/172017-11-09 → 2019-03-08
    Dangerous wreck in 10-29.07N 061-31.50W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Trinidad
  37. NAVAREA IV 1038/172017-11-02 → 2017-11-09
    Dangerous wreck in 10-29.42N 061-31.5W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Trinidad
  38. NAVAREA IV 1022/172017-10-29 → 2017-11-02
    Dangerous wreck in 10-28.29N 061-32.07W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Trinidad
  39. NAVAREA IV 912/172017-10-05 → 2019-03-08
    22.2 meter depth reported in 18-23.69N 064-34.84W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · British Virgin Islands
  40. NAVAREA IV 862/172017-09-27 → 2017-09-29
    Dangerous wreck in 15-48-35.0N 078-43-29.6W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  41. NAVAREA IV 759/172017-09-05 → 2019-03-08
    Dangerous wreck in 18-21.8N 064-35.3W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · British Virgin Islands
  42. NAVAREA IV 477/172017-06-08 → 2017-07-11
    M/V cfs pagola aground in 17-20.20N 088-02.40W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Belize
  43. NAVAREA IV 303/172017-04-10 → 2019-06-14
    14 meter shoal reported in 12-04.13N 061-46.36W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Grenada
  44. NAVAREA IV 170/172017-03-01 → 2019-06-14
    Dangerous wrecks and obstructions reported in: a. 18-12.8N 063-05.6W, least depth 12.38 meters
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Anguilla
  45. NAVAREA IV 131/172017-02-17 → 2019-06-14
    Dangerous wrecks reported in: a. 12-02.6N 061-46.2W, least depth 7.7 meters
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Grenada
  46. NAVAREA IV 121/172017-02-14 → 2020-10-23
    Dangerous wrecks in: a. 18-15.8N 063-06.3W, least depth 10.9 meters
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Anguilla
  47. NAVAREA IV 89/172017-02-04 → 2019-01-04
    1.5 meter depth reported in 08-00-12N 076-51-01W
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  48. NAVAREA IV 68/172017-01-30 → 2020-10-23
    Uncharted rocks reported: a. 11.2 meters in 12-06.91N 061-35.55W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Grenadines · Grenada
  49. NAVAREA IV 65/172017-01-28 → 2017-05-31
    Dangerous wreck, navigation prohibited in area within 900 meters of 09-25.48N 079-52.12W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  50. NAVAREA IV 58/172017-01-27 → 2019-06-14
    Dangerous wreck in 09-22.52N 076-10.84W
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and your national MSI service.

Wrecks & obstructions in the Caribbean Sea · seahazards