S/V darwin sank in 16-29.82S 038-55.40W
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2072/21
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2022-02-03 23:43Z
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 COASTAL E 562/21 091338Z AUG 21.. Issued 2021-08-09 14:06Z. 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 -16.497, -38.923. 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
- Cancel HYDROLANT 2072/21 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2021-08-09 14:06Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA V COASTAL E 562/21 091338Z AUG 21.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
- issued by
- NAVAREA V COASTAL E
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -16.497, -38.923
- vessel
- S/V DARWIN · 2 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC. BRAZIL-EAST COAST. DNC 01. S/V DARWIN SANK IN 16-29.82S 038-55.40W.
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.
- 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
6 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 18-45.27S 039-39.52W2021-10-17
- Cancel this msg 22 mar 182017-09-21
- Dangerous wreck in 16-03.56S 038-55.02W2015-12-21
- Nga chart 24190 (15TH ed)2008-11-07
- 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 · 89.4 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 19:47Z; 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.