26.4 meter shoal in 71-45.27N 096-34.24W
The Northwestern Passages · HYDROARC 229/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-04-07 11:28Z
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 91/16 111009Z SEP 16.. Issued 2016-09-11 11:37Z. 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 71.754, -96.571. 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 229/16 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the The Northwestern Passages →
- issued
- 2016-09-11 11:37Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XVIII 91/16 111009Z SEP 16.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XVIII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- The Northwestern Passages
- position
- 71.754, -96.571
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
ARCTIC. PEEL SOUND. CANADA-NORTH COAST. DNC 28. CHART 15744. 26.4 METER SHOAL IN 71-45.27N 096-34.24W.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions
12 within 180 nm since 2011 · 0 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.
- Depths reported: a. 29.3 meters in 71-22.82N 096-41.27W2025-10-01
- Shoals reported in: a. 31.7 meters, 70-03.31N 097-42.44W2022-09-26
- 5.2 meter depth reported in 69-43N 091-21W2018-08-28
- Shoals reported: a. 6.0 meters in 69-30.76N 094-59.05W2017-08-26
- 9.3 meter shoal reported in 69-23.57N 094-02.41W2015-09-08
- Shoals reported: a. 3.5 meters in 69-28.59N 099-22.27W2015-09-08
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
- Depths reported: a. 29.3 meters in 71-22.82N 096-41.27WWrecks · 24.4 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 17:45Z; 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.