Surveys

Dangerous wreck, marked by yellow drum, in 34-34-25S 053-43-52W

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2801/00

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2000-08-29 15:50Z

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 VI 118/00 101400Z AUG 00. Issued 2000-08-10 20:41Z. 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 -34.574, -53.731. 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
2000-08-10 20:41Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA VI 118/00 101400Z AUG 00
NAVAREA
NAVAREA VI · named as the source of this relay
sea
South Atlantic Ocean
position
-34.574, -53.731
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CHART 24060 (2ND ED).
1. DANGEROUS WRECK, MARKED BY YELLOW DRUM, IN 34-34-25S 053-43-52W.
   DIVING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
   FIVE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 2752/00.

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.
Underwater operations
Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
Until further notice
The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
Wide berth requested
Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROLANT
The U.S. long-range warning series for Atlantic waters outside NAVAREA IV, including the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

115 within 180 nm since 1998 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

55 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 09:20Z; source collection times vary.

Surveys

Hydrographic and scientific survey vessels, often towing long arrays. All current survey operations →

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.