Wrecks

Dangerous wreck in vicinity 12-36N 016-55W

North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2911/18

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2019-03-08 15:16Z

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 363/18 141745Z SEP 18.. Issued 2018-09-14 18:41Z. 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: North Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is 12.600, -16.917. 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: 2018-09-14 18:41Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA II 363/18 141745Z SEP 18.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 12.600, -16.917
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
SENEGAL.
DNC 01.
CHART 51560.
DANGEROUS WRECK IN VICINITY 12-36N 016-55W.

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.
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 2001 · 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.

Newly discovered dangers2026-09-27
F/V sank in vicinity 13-36.2N 017-07.7W2021-08-04
Dangerous wrecks reported in: a. 14-36.6N 017-26.3W2019-06-14
F/V mayi 6 sank in 13-55.14N 017-34.49W at 121700Z nov 162016-11-12
Dangerous wreck vicinity 11-42.63N 017-07.55W2015-09-02
Dangerous wreck vicinity 11-43N 017-07W2015-09-01

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

40 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 23:47Z; source collection times vary.

Wrecks

Dangerous wrecks, shoals and submerged obstructions. All current wrecks & obstructions →

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