Dangerous wreck in vicinity 06-18.73N 003-22.42E
Gulf of Guinea · HYDROLANT 2641/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-08-30 06:39Z
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 311/17 300355Z AUG 17.. Issued 2017-08-30 04:00Z. 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 6.312, 3.374. 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
- Dangerous wreck in vicinity 06-18.73N 003-22.42Elater cancellation notice
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.
- HYDROLANT 2641/17 · this notice2017-08-30 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 2644/172017-08-30 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Guinea →
- issued
- 2017-08-30 04:00Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA II 311/17 300355Z AUG 17.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Gulf of Guinea
- position
- 6.312, 3.374
- 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 57101. DANGEROUS WRECK IN VICINITY 06-18.73N 003-22.42E.
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.
Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions
13 within 180 nm since 2010 · 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 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
- Dangerous wreck in vicinity 06-18.73N 003-22.42E2017-08-30
- Obstructions: a. 20.1 meters below surface, in 06-16.69N 002-33.15E2015-05-21
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 20:27Z; 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.