Dangerous wreck reported in vicinity 50-39.70N 001-38.40W
English Channel · HYDROLANT 1653/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-07-24 17:08Z
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 549/23 231000Z JUL 23.. Issued 2023-07-23 11:13Z. 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
- English Channel. The parsed report position is 50.662, -1.640. 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
- Dangerous wreck in vicinity 50-39.00N 001-37.50Wlater cancellation notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROLANT 1653/23 · this notice2023-07-23 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 1661/232023-07-24 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the English Channel →
- issued
- 2023-07-23 11:13Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- WZ 549/23 231000Z JUL 23.
- issued by
- WZ
- sea
- English Channel
- position
- 50.662, -1.640
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
ENGLISH CHANNEL. ENGLAND. DNC 20. DANGEROUS WRECK REPORTED IN VICINITY 50-39.70N 001-38.40W.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions
211 within 180 nm since 1998 · 0 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.
- Dangerous wreck in 50-32.38N 003-11.79W2024-04-17
- Dangerous wreck reported in 50-32.90N 001-08.90W2023-11-12
- Dangerous wreck in vicinity 50-39.00N 001-37.50W2023-07-24
- Dangerous wreck, least depth 19.1 meters, in 50-50.50N 001-15.00E2023-06-14
- Dangerous wreck, least depth 21.1 meters, in 50-50.50N 001-15.00E2023-06-14
- Dangerous wreck in 49-13.10N 002-20.00W2023-04-11
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 09:09Z; 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.