Depth reported less than charted depth in 10-49.24N 079-52.74E
Bay of Bengal · HYDROPAC 167/18
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2018-08-20 10:47Z
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 49/18 122233Z JAN 18.. Issued 2018-01-12 22:42Z. 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
- Bay of Bengal. The parsed report position is 10.821, 79.879. 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
- Cancel HYDROPAC 167/18, 1546/18 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 167/18 · this notice2018-01-12 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2454/182018-07-04 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Bay of Bengal →
- issued
- 2018-01-12 22:42Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA VIII 49/18 122233Z JAN 18.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VIII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Bay of Bengal
- position
- 10.821, 79.879
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BAY OF BENGAL. INDIA. DNC 03. CHART 63260. DEPTH REPORTED LESS THAN CHARTED DEPTH IN 10-49.24N 079-52.74E.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions
12 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- F/V sank in 13-27N 080-27E at 172230Z jul2021-07-18
- Dangerous wreck in 09-38.28N 079-21.30E2018-11-28
- Dangerous wreck in 10-49.16N 079-53.06E2018-07-04
- Dangerous wreck in 08-41.84N 078-15.20E2017-12-17
- India-east Coast2014-08-12
- Submerged obstruction in 09-04.28N 079-29.37E2007-02-14
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 03:24Z; 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.