Wrecks

Depths reported in Franklin Strait and McClintock Channel, Canada, range from 11.3 to 29.3 meters.

The Northwestern Passages · HYDROARC 178/25

What this record establishes

Listed in force

The latest collected record lists this warning as active. This is the status of the notice, not a live observation of conditions at the location.

Source and dates: NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt). Issued 2025-10-01 11:16Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-10-01 05:02Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered: The Northwestern Passages. The parsed report position is 71.351, -96.741. 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: 2025-10-01 11:16Z
status: Listed in force
sea: The Northwestern Passages
position: 71.351, -96.741
nearest port: Nanisivik · 246 nm
source: NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z

Original warning text

FRANKLIN STRAIT.
MCCLINTOCK CHANNEL.
CANADA.
DNC 28.
DEPTHS REPORTED:
A. 29.3 METERS IN 71-22.82N 096-41.27W.
B. 26.6 METERS IN 71-22.05N 096-40.73W.
C. 11.3 METERS IN 71-21.53N 096-45.79W.
D. 11.3 METERS IN 71-21.20N 096-44.65W.
E. 28.4 METERS IN 71-20.59N 096-45.34W.
F. 28.35 METERS IN 71-18.28N 096-49.03W.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart): A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
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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Conditions at the position · now

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MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation

Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

22 within 180 nm since 2011 · 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.

Shoals reported in: a. 13.2 meters, 68-25.76N 096-37.35W2022-10-18
Shoals reported in: a. 31.7 meters, 70-03.31N 097-42.44W2022-09-26
14 meter shoal in 68-36.32N 095-21.40W2022-09-08
13.7 meter shoal in 69-01.48N 100-58.36W2021-09-02
23.8 meter shoal in 68-58.95N 101-08.32W2021-09-02
27.8 meter shoal in 68-58.9N 101-08.3W2021-09-01

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

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

40 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 05:09Z; 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.