Dangerous wreck in 23-57.10S 040-50.87W
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 311/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-02-07 16:47Z
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 76/23 071415Z FEB 23.. Issued 2023-02-07 14:44Z. 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 -23.952, -40.848. 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
- Derelict vessel adrift in vicinity 41-13.37N 004-12.47E at 070700Z feblater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2023-02-07 14:44Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA V COASTAL 76/23 071415Z FEB 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
- issued by
- NAVAREA V COASTAL
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -23.952, -40.848
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC. BRAZIL. DNC 01. DANGEROUS WRECK IN 23-57.10S 040-50.87W.
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
21 within 180 nm since 2009 · 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.
- Depths reported: a. 18.9 meters, 21-54.68S 040-48.01W2024-05-16
- Dangerous wreck in 23-55.20S 043-51.10W2022-10-21
- Dangerous wreck in 23-55.20S 043-51.10W2022-09-21
- Foul ground, least depth 19.5 meters, reported in 21-13.53S 040-37.38W until 15 mar 232022-09-16
- Wreck in vicinity 23-07.60S 041-54.95W2022-07-31
- Dangerous wreck in 22-55.3S 043-51.5W2021-03-23
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 in progress until 140001Z nov by M/V fugro vaquita in area bound by 22-03.00S…Surveys · 85 nm
- Underwater operations 1000Z to 2000Z daily until 02 nov 26 by M/V fugro vaquita in: a. 22-26.32S 040-25.47WSurveys · 93.5 nm
- Hazardous operations in progress until 060400Z jun 27 in area bound by 24-39.87S 042-29.30W, 24-39.78S…Exercises · 100 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 00:43Z; 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.