Wreck in 47-09.45N 004-15.78W
Bay of Biscay · HYDROLANT 2861/99
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2000-04-21 09:20Z
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 II 397/99 301540Z DEC 99. Issued 1999-12-30 16:21Z. 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
- Bay of Biscay. The parsed report position is 47.157, -4.263. 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
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 2725/991999-12-15 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 2861/99 · this notice1999-12-30 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Bay of Biscay →
- issued
- 1999-12-30 16:21Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA II 397/99 301540Z DEC 99
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Bay of Biscay
- position
- 47.157, -4.263
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CHART 37360 (15TH ED). WRECK IN 47-09.45N 004-15.78W.
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.
Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions
29 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- Submerged obstruction marked by yellow buoys in 45-39.63N 001-40.58W2024-05-28
- Dangerous wreck in 49-13.10N 002-20.00W2023-04-11
- Obstructions, depth unknown: a. 49-05.5N 005-21.1W b. 49-04.7N 005-21.0W2020-03-23
- Obstruction in 49-49.12N 002-42.63W2019-04-30
- Obstruction in 49-49.12N 002-42.63W2019-03-19
- Obstruction in 49-49.12N 002-42.63W2019-02-05
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 2026-10-02 20:05Z; 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.