Wrecks

Dangerous wreck in 05-29.48N 004-56.04E

Gulf of Guinea · HYDROLANT 2381/14

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2015-04-02 19:03Z

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 II 332/14 021631Z OCT 14.. Issued 2014-10-02 16:44Z. 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: Gulf of Guinea. The parsed report position is 5.491, 4.934. 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 Gulf of Guinea →

issued: 2014-10-02 16:44Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA II 332/14 021631Z OCT 14.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
sea: Gulf of Guinea
position: 5.491, 4.934
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF GUINEA.
NIGERIA.
DNC 01.
CHART 57120.
DANGEROUS WRECK IN 05-29.48N 004-56.04E.

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.

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Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

14 within 180 nm since 2010 · 2 in the last 12 months · 2 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 04-18.50N 007-02.20E2026-05-21
Newly discovered dangers2026-05-21
Dangerous wreck in vicinity 06-23.04N 003-37.85E2019-10-02
Dangerous wreck reported in vicinity 05-31.1N 005-07.2E2018-08-13
Dangerous wreck in 05-18N 005-13E2018-07-30
Dangerous wreck reported in vicinity 05-31.1N 005-07.2E2018-05-09

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 19:14Z; 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.