Wrecks

A submerged obstruction from the wreck of fishing vessel Don Guillermo IV is reported sunk at 05-04.65S 081-05.08W, Peru.

South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 1550/24

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 XVI 68/23 092045Z MAY 24.. Issued 2024-05-09 22:13Z. 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: South Pacific Ocean. The parsed report position is -5.077, -81.085. 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 South Pacific Ocean →

issued: 2024-05-09 22:13Z
status: Cancelled notice
authority: NAVAREA XVI 68/23 092045Z MAY 24.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA XVI · named as the source of this relay
sea: South Pacific Ocean
position: -5.077, -81.085
vessel: F/V DON GUILLERMO IV
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z

Original warning text

PERU.
DNC 07.
SUBMERGED OBSTRUCTION REPORTED, WRECK,
F/V DON GUILLERMO IV SUNK IN 05-04.65S 081-05.08W.

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.
Submerged obstruction: Something on or near the seabed that could damage a ship, an anchor or fishing gear — its nature often unknown.
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

8 within 180 nm since 2011 · 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 05-45.99S 080-52.48W2023-05-04
Peru DNC 072021-07-16
F/V mi pastor sank in vicinity 03-36.8S 080-37.3W2021-06-20
Tug argos sank in 03-37S 080-35W2021-05-18
F/V amor de madre sank in 04-36.5S 081-18.3W2019-04-24
Peru2014-08-22

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 2026-10-01 14:18Z; 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.