Wrecks

Dangerous wrecks in: a. 73-18-53.58N 066-38-53.11E

Kara Sea · HYDROARC 28/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2017-04-07 15:40Z

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) · RUSSIA COASTAL WARNING WEST 23/16 040845Z APR 16.. Issued 2016-04-04 09:32Z. 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: Kara Sea. The parsed report position is 74.366, 76.224. 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 Kara Sea →

issued: 2016-04-04 09:32Z
status: Archived notice
authority: RUSSIA COASTAL WARNING WEST 23/16 040845Z APR 16.
issued by: RUSSIA COASTAL WARNING WEST
sea: Kara Sea
position: 74.366, 76.224
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ARCTIC.
KARA SEA.
DNC 22.
CHART 800, 804.
DANGEROUS WRECKS IN:
A. 73-18-53.58N 066-38-53.11E.
B. 76-01-21.70N 091-21-12.01E.
C. 75-49-33.52N 089-18-14.89E.
D. 73-20-15.91N 066-53-53.39E.
E. 73-19-44.33N 066-54-58.32E.

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.
Dangerous wreck: A sunken vessel close enough to the surface to endanger ships, or wreckage reported in the water.
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 2016 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 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 in: a. 5.5 meters in 73-02.72N 080-34.31E2026-08-21
Dangerous wreck in 73-09.96N 080-16.97E2020-11-12
Submerged obstruction marked by red buoy in 72-28.30N 068-09.65E2018-09-27
Submerged obstruction marked by buoy in 73-25.42N 069-01.61E2017-09-14

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

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 18:19Z; 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.