Wrecks

A wreck of a meteorological tower marked by a light is in the Persian Gulf, Kuwait, at 28-46.0N 048-26.1E; warning 705/21 is cancelled.

Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 1008/23

What this record establishes

Cancelled notice · 2026-08-14 18:10Z

This notice disappeared from the issuing source's in-force list. No explicit recovery or all-clear is established by that removal.

Source and dates
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · NAVAREA IX 135/23 241456Z MAR 23.. Issued 2023-03-24 15:09Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:50Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered
Persian Gulf. The parsed report position is 28.767, 48.435. 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. HYDROPAC 2173/192019-07-03 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 705/212021-03-03 · Archived notice
  3. HYDROPAC 1942/212021-07-02 · Archived notice
  4. HYDROPAC 1008/23 · this notice2023-03-24 · Cancelled notice
  5. HYDROPAC 173/242024-01-15 · Archived notice
  6. HYDROPAC 311/242024-01-25 · Listed in force
Compare all 7 notices, changes and original texts →

Current notices and reporting history in the Persian Gulf →

issued
2023-03-24 15:09Z
status
Cancelled notice
authority
NAVAREA IX 135/23 241456Z MAR 23.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
sea
Persian Gulf
position
28.767, 48.435
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z

Original warning text

PERSIAN GULF.
KUWAIT.
DNC 10.
1. WRECK OF METEOROLOGICAL TOWER MARKED BY LIGHT
   IN 28-46.0N 048-26.1E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 705/21

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.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROPAC
The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.

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Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

40 within 180 nm since 1998 · 1 in the last 12 months · 2 listed in force now

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 14:12Z; 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.