Three meter shoal in 69-08.65N 113-47.87W
The Northwestern Passages · HYDROARC 214/19
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2019-10-25 23:11Z
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 XVIII 104/19 132217Z SEP 19.. Issued 2019-09-13 22:42Z. 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 69.144, -113.798. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel HYDROARC 214/19 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the The Northwestern Passages →
- issued
- 2019-09-13 22:42Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XVIII 104/19 132217Z SEP 19.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XVIII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- The Northwestern Passages
- position
- 69.144, -113.798
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
DOLPHIN AND UNION STRAIT. CANADA. DNC 28. THREE METER SHOAL IN 69-08.65N 113-47.87W.
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.
Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions
12 within 180 nm since 2008 · 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
- 22 meter depth reported in 69-39.05N 120-45.29W2022-08-30
- 5.4 meter shoal in 68-28.50N 111-03.66W2019-09-03
- 6.3 meter shoal in 68-35.41N 111-01.28W2019-08-19
- Amundsen Gulf2013-08-16
- Nga chart 15953 (0 ed)2010-09-06
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 · 94.5 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 08:58Z; 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.