Wrecks

14.7 meter shoal in 50-58.0N 004-37.9W

Celtic Sea · HYDROLANT 2948/01

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2003-01-04 12:10Z

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) · WZ 2179 161347Z NOV 01; MARIDIPART TARANTO 161420Z NOV 01; MARISICILIA 440/01 161117A NOV. Issued 2001-11-16 15:06Z. 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
Celtic Sea. The parsed report position is 50.967, -4.632. 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 Celtic Sea →

issued
2001-11-16 15:06Z
status
Archived notice
authority
WZ 2179 161347Z NOV 01; MARIDIPART TARANTO 161420Z NOV 01; MARISICILIA 440/01 161117A NOV
issued by
WZ
sea
Celtic Sea
position
50.967, -4.632
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CHART 36173 (1ST ED).
1. 14.7 METER SHOAL IN 50-58.0N 004-37.9W.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 2760/01(53) AND 2941/01(52,53),
   OPERATIONS CANCELED.

Reading this warning

Chart reference
The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
Shoal / reported depth
Water shallower than the chart shows — a newly found shoal, a reported depth, or less water than charted.
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.
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 · wrecks & obstructions

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

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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.

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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 2026-10-03 10:10Z; source collection times vary.

Wrecks

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

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