Wrecks

Amundsen Gulf

The Northwestern Passages · HYDROARC 118/13

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2014-01-19 10:22Z

This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.

Source and dates: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · NAVAREA XVII 56/13 152333Z AUG 13.. Issued 2013-08-16 01:18Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered: The Northwestern Passages. The parsed report position is 69.785, -121.444. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the The Northwestern Passages →

issued: 2013-08-16 01:18Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA XVII 56/13 152333Z AUG 13.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA XVII · named as the source of this relay
sea: The Northwestern Passages
position: 69.785, -121.444
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ARCTIC.
CANADA-NORTH COAST.
AMUNDSEN GULF.
CHART 15927
SHOAL REPORTED, LEAST DEPTH 4.3 METERS,
IN 69-47.078N 121-26.666W.

Reading this warning

Chart reference: The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
Shoal / reported depth: Water shallower than the chart shows — a newly found shoal, a reported depth, or less water than charted.
Position (degrees and minutes): How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.

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Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

5 within 180 nm since 2013 · 1 in the last 12 months · 1 listed in force now

Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.

0.3 meter rock depth reported in 70-32.05N 115-59.06W2026-09-18
4.2 meter shoal in 69-50.27N 124-16.28W2022-09-22
22 meter depth reported in 69-39.05N 120-45.29W2022-08-30
Three meter shoal in 69-08.65N 113-47.87W2019-09-13

Month of issue in the collected archive

All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.

Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

0.3 meter rock depth reported in 70-32.05N 115-59.06WWrecks · 118.8 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 20:16Z; source collection times vary.

Wrecks

Dangerous wrecks, shoals and submerged obstructions. All current wrecks & obstructions →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.