Wrecks

Dangerous wreck reported in 16-22N 096-21E

Andaman or Burma Sea · HYDROPAC 1583/20

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2020-08-21 13:04Z

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 VIII 308/20 271008Z MAY 20.. Issued 2020-05-27 10:24Z. 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: Andaman or Burma Sea. The parsed report position is 16.367, 96.350. 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 Andaman or Burma Sea →

issued: 2020-05-27 10:24Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA VIII 308/20 271008Z MAY 20.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA VIII · named as the source of this relay
sea: Andaman or Burma Sea
position: 16.367, 96.350
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ANDAMAN SEA.
BURMA.
DNC 03.
DANGEROUS WRECK REPORTED IN 16-22N 096-21E.

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.

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Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

8 within 180 nm since 2005 · 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.

Obstruction reported in 15-53.40N 094-08.26E2021-11-05
Dangerous wreck reported in 15-58N 096-57.7E2020-08-04
Dangerous wreck in 15-43.5N 094-38.9E2019-08-06
Dangerous wrecks: a. marked by red buoy in 16-24.01N 096-21.10E2016-08-26
Dangerous wreck in 16-11.65N 096-19.49E2016-01-27
Burma2013-01-22

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 2026-09-29 07:11Z; 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.