Wrecks

Wreck in 55-53.96N 005-22.61W

Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland · HYDROLANT 764/18

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2018-03-27 09:11Z

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 270/18 031736Z MAR 18.. Issued 2018-03-03 18:02Z. 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
Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland. The parsed report position is 55.899, -5.377. 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

These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.

  1. HYDROLANT 225/182018-01-20 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROLANT 764/18 · this notice2018-03-03 · Archived notice
  3. HYDROLANT 1019/182018-03-27 · Archived notice
Compare all 3 notices, changes and original texts →

Current notices and reporting history in the Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland →

issued
2018-03-03 18:02Z
status
Archived notice
authority
WZ 270/18 031736Z MAR 18.
issued by
WZ
sea
Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
position
55.899, -5.377
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTH CHANNEL.
SCOTLAND.
DNC 20.
CHART 35119.
1. WRECK IN 55-53.96N 005-22.61W. NAVIGATION
   PROHIBITED IN AREA WITHIN 100 METERS
   UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY BELFAST COAST GUARD.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 225/18.

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.
Navigation prohibited
Ships may not enter or pass through the area, or a port is closed to traffic.
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

98 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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 03:09Z; 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.