Wrecks

Obstructions, depth unknown: a. 49-05.5N 005-21.1W b. 49-04.7N 005-21.0W

Celtic Sea · HYDROLANT 1074/20

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2020-05-01 15:26Z

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) · WZ 349/20 201806Z MAR 20.. Issued 2020-03-23 12:45Z. 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
Celtic Sea. The parsed report position is 49.085, -5.351. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2020-03-23 12:45Z
status
Archived notice
authority
WZ 349/20 201806Z MAR 20.
issued by
WZ
sea
Celtic Sea
position
49.085, -5.351
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ENGLISH CHANNEL.
FRANCE.
DNC 20.
OBSTRUCTIONS, DEPTH UNKNOWN:
A. 49-05.5N 005-21.1W
B. 49-04.7N 005-21.0W.

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.
Submerged obstruction
Something on or near the seabed that could damage a ship, an anchor or fishing gear — its nature often unknown.
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

83 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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 2026-10-03 02:05Z; source collection times vary.

Wrecks

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

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