Wrecks

Dangerous wreck in 17-08.7N 107-19.6E

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 106/19

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2020-01-17 13:12Z

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) · HAIPHONG RADIO 110035Z JAN 19.. Issued 2019-01-11 03:56Z. 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
South China Sea. The parsed report position is 17.145, 107.327. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2019-01-11 03:56Z
status
Archived notice
authority
HAIPHONG RADIO 110035Z JAN 19.
issued by
HAIPHONG RADIO
sea
South China Sea
position
17.145, 107.327
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
VIETNAM.
DNC 23.
CHART 93540, 93560.
DANGEROUS WRECK IN 17-08.7N 107-19.6E.

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.

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Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

24 within 180 nm since 2012 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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

37 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-26 04:43Z; source collection times vary.

Wrecks

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