Cancel HYDROPAC 1573/03(94,97)
Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 1583/03
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2003-10-08 14:21Z
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) · NAVAREA IX 207/03 140808Z SEP 03; CTF 72 140634Z SEP 03. Issued 2003-09-14 09:22Z. 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
- Persian Gulf. The parsed report position is 24.720, 52.718. 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
- Underwater ordnance detonations 0001Z to 1200Z daily: a. 15 sep in area between 28-10N 27-30N and 125-07E…cancelled by this notice
- Cancel HYDROPAC 1583/03, 1584/03 and this msglater cancellation notice
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.
- HYDROPAC 1458/032003-08-24 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1504/032003-08-31 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1583/03 · this notice2003-09-14 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2003-09-14 09:22Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA IX 207/03 140808Z SEP 03; CTF 72 140634Z SEP 03
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Persian Gulf
- position
- 24.720, 52.718
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CHART 62440 (8TH ED) 1. CREAGH SHOAL LIGHTSHIP 24-43.2N 052-43.1E REPLACED BY CREAGH SHOAL WEST CARDINAL BUOY, Q (9) W 15 SEC, RACON (C). 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1573/03(94,97).
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.
- Light characteristic
- The coded description of a light — FL W 10 SEC 8 METERS 8 MILES — giving its rhythm, colour, period, height and range.
- RACON (radar beacon)
- A radar beacon on a buoy, lighthouse or structure that answers a ship's radar with a Morse-code mark on the screen.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions
84 within 180 nm since 1995 · 2 in the last 12 months · 3 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.
- 12.9 meter depths reported in borouge channel 24-09.00N 052-45.20E2026-02-16
- Obstruction reported in 25-19.55N 055-14.79E2025-10-19
- Foul ground, anchor with 2.5 shackle chain reported in 25-07.69N 052-53.09E2025-02-07
- Dangerous wreck, least depth 19 meters in 26-26.22N 051-36.64E2024-11-01
- Dangerous wreck in 25-35.02N 054-51.15E2024-09-16
- Partially submerged wreck in vicinity 25-11.64N 054-10.12E2024-02-19
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
- RACON at dalma buoy 24-32.51N 052-27.85E inoperativeNav aids · 17.5 nm
- Foul ground, anchor with 2.5 shackle chain reported in 25-07.69N 052-53.09EWrecks · 26.1 nm
- 12.9 meter depths reported in borouge channel 24-09.00N 052-45.20EWrecks · 34.3 nm
- Zaqqum buoy in 25-06.56N 053-25.06ENav aids · 44.7 nm
- Survey operations 18 sep until further notice by M/V fugro resilience in area bound by 26-33.31N 051-04.86E,…Surveys · 83.9 nm
- Partially submerged wreck in vicinity 25-11.64N 054-10.12EWrecks · 83.9 nm
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V halul 41 in area bound by 26-23.34N 051-47.10E,…Surveys · 97.6 nm
- Pipeline operations 18 sep until further notice by barge mc dermott in area bound by 25-59.10N 051-36.60E,…Cable ops · 102.3 nm
- Pipeline operations 10 aug thru 10 nov by vessel barge derrick barge 30 in area bound by 26-31.70N…Cable ops · 107.2 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
37 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-24 23:08Z; 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.