Wrecks

Submerged obstruction vicinity 47-11.2N 004-22.6W

Bay of Biscay · HYDROLANT 3877/00

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2002-03-22 11:10Z

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) · NAVAREA II 338/00 171742Z NOV 00. Issued 2000-11-18 09:40Z. 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 47.187, -4.377. 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 Bay of Biscay →

issued: 2000-11-18 09:40Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA II 338/00 171742Z NOV 00
NAVAREA: NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
sea: Bay of Biscay
position: 47.187, -4.377
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CHART 37360 (15TH ED).
SUBMERGED OBSTRUCTION VICINITY 47-11.2N 004-22.6W.

Reading this warning

Chart reference: The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
Submerged obstruction: Something on or near the seabed that could damage a ship, an anchor or fishing gear — its nature often unknown.
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

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

37 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-27 09:34Z; 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.