Wrecks

Dangerous wreck marked by buoy in 53-35.25N 006-06.86W

Irish Sea and St. George's Channel · HYDROLANT 1666/17

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2017-07-08 12:32Z

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 619/17 271515Z MAY 17.. Issued 2017-05-27 17:05Z. 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
Irish Sea and St. George's Channel. The parsed report position is 53.587, -6.114. 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

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.

  1. HYDROLANT 1657/172017-05-26 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROLANT 1666/17 · this notice2017-05-27 · Archived notice
  3. HYDROLANT 2121/172017-07-08 · Archived notice
  4. HYDROLANT 2540/172017-08-19 · Archived notice
  5. HYDROLANT 3111/172017-09-30 · Archived notice
  6. HYDROLANT 3597/172017-11-07 · Archived notice
Compare all 8 notices, changes and original texts →

Current notices and reporting history in the Irish Sea and St. George's Channel →

issued
2017-05-27 17:05Z
status
Archived notice
authority
WZ 619/17 271515Z MAY 17.
issued by
WZ
sea
Irish Sea and St. George's Channel
position
53.587, -6.114
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

IRISH SEA.
IRELAND-EAST COAST.
DNC 19.
CHART 36006.
1. DANGEROUS WRECK MARKED BY BUOY IN
   53-35.25N 006-06.86W.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1657/17.

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.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROLANT
The U.S. long-range warning series for Atlantic waters outside NAVAREA IV, including the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas.

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Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

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

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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 01:51Z; source collection times vary.

Wrecks

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

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