Wrecks

Foul ground exists in a bounded area off Brazil until December 6, 2027.

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 582/26

What this record establishes

Listed in force

The latest collected record lists this warning as active. This is the status of the notice, not a live observation of conditions at the location.

Source and dates: NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt). Issued 2026-03-23 10:40Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-10-01 05:02Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered: South Atlantic Ocean. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →

issued: 2026-03-23 10:40Z
status: Listed in force
self-cancels: 2027-12-07 00:01Z
sea: South Atlantic Ocean
position: -19.891, -39.984
nearest port: Vitoria · 33 nm
source: NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z

Original warning text

SOUTH ATLANTIC.
BRAZIL.
1. FOUL GROUND UNTIL 06 DEC 27
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   19-53.87S 039-59.68W, 19-54.15S 039-59.27W,
   19-53.08S 039-58.45W, 19-52.80S 039-58.88W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 070001Z DEC 27.

Reading this warning

Area bound by: Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
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.
CANCEL THIS MSG: The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Date-time group (DTG): A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.

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Conditions at the position · now

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MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation

Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

20 within 180 nm since 2009 · 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.

Depths reported: a. 18.9 meters, 21-54.68S 040-48.01W2024-05-16
Foul ground, least depth 19.5 meters, reported in 21-13.53S 040-37.38W until 15 mar 232022-09-16
Dangerous wreck in 19-34S 038-55W2021-10-28
Dangerous wreck in 18-45.27S 039-39.52W2021-10-17
14.9 meter depth reported in 21-55.31S 040-44.20W2021-03-16
18.8 meter shoal reported in 21-53.57S 040-41.97W2021-01-18

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 0800Z to 1800Z daily 26 sep thru 10 oct by M/V comando b in 19-51.63S 039-56.90WSurveys · 2.7 nm
Underwater operations 0800Z to 1800Z daily 26 sep thru 10 oct by M/V comando b in 20-23.78S 040-09.43WSurveys · 31.9 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

40 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 05:05Z; 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.