Wrecks

Nga chart 24190 (15TH ed)

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1916/08

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2009-01-10 09:42Z

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 V E 764/08 072046Z NOV 08.. Issued 2008-11-07 21:06Z. 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: South Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is -16.683, -38.939. 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 South Atlantic Ocean →

issued: 2008-11-07 21:06Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA V E 764/08 072046Z NOV 08.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
issued by: NAVAREA V E
sea: South Atlantic Ocean
position: -16.683, -38.939
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NGA CHART 24190 (15TH ED).
DANGEROUS WRECK IN 16-40.95S 038-56.33W.

Reading this warning

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

7 within 180 nm since 2005 · 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 19-34S 038-55W2021-10-28
Dangerous wreck in 18-45.27S 039-39.52W2021-10-17
S/V darwin sank in 16-29.82S 038-55.40W2021-08-09
Cancel this msg 22 mar 182017-09-21
Dangerous wreck in 16-03.56S 038-55.02W2015-12-21
Dangerous wreck in 15-34.01S 038-51.30W2005-08-07

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

Yellow odas buoy established in 17-58.12S 038-41.48W until 19 octNav aids · 78.5 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 14:42Z; 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.