Wrecks

Libya

Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 2231/14

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2014-09-20 10:15Z

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 III 474/14 151205Z SEP 14.. Issued 2014-09-15 15:12Z. 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: Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin. The parsed report position is 33.183, 11.567. 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: 2014-09-15 15:12Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA III 474/14 151205Z SEP 14.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea: Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
position: 33.183, 11.567
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
LIBYA.
CHART 56220
DANGEROUS WRECK VICINITY 33-11N 011-34E.

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

27 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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.

Vessel sank in vicinity 35-43.00N 012-12.00E at 151355Z sep2023-09-16
Vessel sank in vicinity 35-40.00N 012-58.00E at 160030Z sep2023-09-16
Vessel sank in vicinity 35-04.00N 012-05.80E at 160030Z sep2023-09-16
Dangerous wreck in 35-06N 011-32E2020-01-08
Vessel aground in vicinity 34-14.2N 010-11.2E2018-12-28
Dangerous wreck in 34-19N 010-27E2018-06-08

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 2026-10-01 08:15Z; 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.