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

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Other hazards in the Caribbean Sea

Archive · 76 cancelled

  1. NAVAREA IV 53/172017-01-25 → 2019-03-15
    Dangerous wrecks in: a. 13-00.8N 061-15.0W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Grenadines
  2. NAVAREA IV 32/172017-01-16 → 2019-03-08
    Dangerous wreck in 12-59.4N 061-17.4W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Grenadines
  3. NAVAREA IV 28/172017-01-14 → 2017-03-09
    Dangerous wreck in 10-23-52N 075-32-20W
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  4. NAVAREA IV 1098/162016-12-28 → 2017-04-07
    Bulldog shoal buoy 11-08.90N 060-44.50W off station in 11-08.44N 060-45.94W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Tobago
  5. NAVAREA IV 994/162016-11-23 → 2017-01-28
    Dangerous wreck in 09-25.35N 079-52.02W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  6. NAVAREA IV 825/162016-09-26 → 2016-09-30
    Dangerous wrecks in: a. 12-02.6N 061-46.2W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Grenada-west Coast
  7. NAVAREA IV 783/162016-09-14 → 2016-09-30
    Dangerous wreck in 12-04.82N 061-45.80W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Grenada-west Coast
  8. NAVAREA IV 572/162016-07-16 → 2017-10-13
    Gulf of Paria
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Trinidad-west Coast
  9. NAVAREA IV 261/162016-04-06 → 2016-08-28
    Dangerous wrecks in: a. 10-38.02N 061-34.52W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Trinidad and Tobago
  10. NAVAREA IV 1086/152015-12-23 → 2016-01-03
    Shoals reported: a. 12.9 meters in 15-47-19N 083-17-22W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Honduras
  11. NAVAREA IV 1051/152015-12-16 → 2015-12-23
    Shoals reported: a. 12.9 meters in 15-47-19N 083-17-22W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Honduras
  12. HYDROLANT 125/152015-01-15 → 2015-04-09
    S/V le petit poucet aground in 09-32.95N 078-57.45W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  13. NAVAREA IV 864/142014-10-14 → 2016-08-28
    Seven meter depth reported in 10-48-13.2N 075-36-37.7W
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia-north Coast
  14. NAVAREA IV 293/142014-04-25 → 2014-05-10
    B. 16.55 meters 14-49.725N 081-54.688W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  15. NAVAREA IV 232/142014-04-04 → 2014-04-19
    B. 20.57 meters in 14-43.098N 081-45.192W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  16. NAVAREA IV 68/142014-01-29 → 2014-02-22
    B. 16.8 meters in 14-58-05.8N 081-52-51.9W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  17. NAVAREA IV 167/122012-04-09 → 2012-06-02
    Saba Bank
    Northeastern Caribbean Sea
  18. NAVAREA IV 87/102010-02-26 → 2010-02-28
    Nga chart 25613 (3RD ed)
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Barthelemy
  19. NAVAREA IV 4/102010-01-07 → 2010-01-08
    Nga chart 25521 (35TH ed)
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia Channel
  20. NAVAREA IV 381/082008-09-17 → 2008-11-01
    Nga chart 26127 (21ST ed)
  21. NAVAREA IV 198/082008-05-27 → 2008-07-12
    Nga chart 24460 (4TH ed)
  22. NAVAREA IV 288/062006-10-30 → 2008-02-16
    M/V transfer aground vicinity 17-24.16N 087-27.55W
  23. NAVAREA IV 168/062006-06-20 → 2006-10-04
    Dangerous wreck, least depth 17 meters, in 17-27-51.0N 062-59-37.5W
  24. NAVAREA IV 139/062006-05-23 → 2006-06-28
    Dangerous wreck, least depth seven meters, in 17-26.787N 063-35.430W
  25. NAVAREA IV 362/052005-10-26 → 2006-08-30
    Colombian chart 408
  26. NAVAREA IV 19/052005-01-19 → 2006-10-04
    5.8 meter depth reported in 12-44.5N 061-20.6W

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.

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