Dangerous wreck in 19-34S 038-55W
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2651/21
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2021-10-29 12:20Z
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 749/21 272329Z OCT 21.. Issued 2021-10-28 05:10Z. 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 -19.567, -38.917. 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
- 2021-10-28 05:10Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA V COASTAL E 749/21 272329Z OCT 21.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
- issued by
- NAVAREA V COASTAL E
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -19.567, -38.917
- 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. DANGEROUS WRECK IN 19-34S 038-55W.
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.
- 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
18 within 180 nm since 2008 · 1 in the last 12 months · 1 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.
- Foul ground until 06 dec 27 in area bound by 19-53.87S 039-59.68W, 19-54.15S 039-59.27W, 19-53.08S…2026-03-23
- Depths reported: a. 18.9 meters, 21-54.68S 040-48.01W2024-05-16
- Foul ground, least depth 19.5 meters, reported in 21-13.53S 040-37.38W until 15 mar 232022-09-16
- Dangerous wreck in 18-45.27S 039-39.52W2021-10-17
- 14.9 meter depth reported in 21-55.31S 040-44.20W2021-03-16
- 18.8 meter shoal reported in 21-53.57S 040-41.97W2021-01-18
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
- Underwater operations 0800Z to 1800Z daily 26 sep thru 10 oct by M/V comando b in 19-51.63S 039-56.90WSurveys · 60.9 nm
- Foul ground until 06 dec 27 in area bound by 19-53.87S 039-59.68W, 19-54.15S 039-59.27W, 19-53.08S…Wrecks · 63.4 nm
- Underwater operations 0800Z to 1800Z daily 26 sep thru 10 oct by M/V comando b in 20-23.78S 040-09.43WSurveys · 85.9 nm
- Yellow odas buoy established in 17-58.12S 038-41.48W until 19 octNav aids · 96.8 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 19:16Z; 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.