M/V x-press pearl sank due to fire in 07-04.87N 079-46.77E at 031230Z jun
Laccadive Sea · HYDROPAC 1654/21
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2022-02-12 05:24Z
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 447/21 032207Z JUN 21.. Issued 2021-06-03 22:22Z. 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
- Laccadive Sea. The parsed report position is 7.081, 79.779. 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
- Derelict M/V x-press pearl and numerous containers partially submerged and adrift in vicinity 07-04N 079-45E…cancelled by this notice
- M/V x-press pearl sank at 031230Z jun in 07-04.87N 079-46.77Ecancelled by this notice
- Salvage operations in progress until further notice in 07-04.55N 079-46.48Elater 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 1651/212021-06-03 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1654/21 · this notice2021-06-03 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Laccadive Sea →
- issued
- 2021-06-03 22:22Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA VIII 447/21 032207Z JUN 21.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VIII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Laccadive Sea
- position
- 7.081, 79.779
- vessel
- M/V X-PRESS PEARL · 4 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NORTHERN INDIAN OCEAN. SRI LANKA. DNC 03. 1. M/V X-PRESS PEARL SANK DUE TO FIRE IN 07-04.87N 079-46.77E AT 031230Z JUN. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1639/21, 1651/21.
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.
- 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.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- 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
10 within 180 nm since 2004 · 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.
- Partially submerged dangerous wreck in 06-29.00N 079-55.00E2023-05-14
- Dangerous wreck in 07-46.64N 079-44.17E2023-03-16
- M/V x-press pearl sank at 031230Z jun in 07-04.87N 079-46.77E2021-06-03
- Dangerous wreck in 09-38.28N 079-21.30E2018-11-28
- Dangerous wreck in 08-41.84N 078-15.20E2017-12-17
- Dangerous wreck marked by buoy in 08-18.72N 078-05.99E2015-03-12
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
40 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 03:42Z; 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.