Wrecks

Depths reported: a. 19.6 meters in 22-50.45S 150-56.60E

Coral Sea · HYDROPAC 1034/99

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2000-01-28 10:20Z

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) · AUSCOAST 293/99 031317Z OCT 99. Issued 1999-10-03 15:34Z. 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: Coral Sea. The parsed report position is -22.841, 150.945. 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 Coral Sea →

issued: 1999-10-03 15:34Z
status: Archived notice
authority: AUSCOAST 293/99 031317Z OCT 99
issued by: AUSCOAST
sea: Coral Sea
position: -22.841, 150.945
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CHART 74210 (7TH ED).
DEPTHS REPORTED:
A. 19.6 METERS IN 22-50.45S 150-56.60E.
B. 21.2 METERS IN 22-50.49S 150-56.77E.

Reading this warning

Chart reference: The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
Shoal / reported depth: Water shallower than the chart shows — a newly found shoal, a reported depth, or less water than charted.
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

7 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.

Dangerous wreck in 23-16.60S 151-13.30E2022-07-01
Uncovered rock reported vicinity 20-34.6S 149-06.8E2004-10-06
F/V liberty aground in 20-25S 150-40E at 290335Z may2001-05-29
16.3 meter shoal in 21-36.8S 150-16.3E2001-05-13
Dangerous wreck vicinity 21-06S 149-23E2001-02-22
Dangerous wreck in 23-53S 151-39E1999-09-24

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

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 04:04Z; source collection times vary.

Wrecks

Dangerous wrecks, shoals and submerged obstructions. All current wrecks & obstructions →

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