Wrecks

Nga chart 94040 (14TH ed)

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 1834/09

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2010-04-10 09:27Z

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 XI 653/09 080246Z OCT 09.. Issued 2009-10-08 13:16Z. 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: South China Sea. The parsed report position is 23.270, 118.300. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued: 2009-10-08 13:16Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA XI 653/09 080246Z OCT 09.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea: South China Sea
position: 23.270, 118.300
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NGA CHART 94040 (14TH ED).
DANGEROUS WRECK IN 23-16-11N 118-18-01E.

Reading this warning

Chart reference: The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
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

10 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.

Underwater obstruction in 24-07N 119-55E2019-08-31
Dangerous wreck in 22-46.0N 119-09.6E2018-10-03
Shoals reported: a. 8.9 meters in 22-56-47.89N 119-03-14.70E2016-10-19
Dangerous wreck in 22-58N 118-52E2014-10-30
Taiwan Strait2014-07-03
Nga chart 94040 (14TH ed)2010-10-21

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 2026-09-28 17:40Z; 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.