A dangerous wreck with least depth 16.7 meters is located at 25-40.77N 055-22.08E in the Persian Gulf near UAE.
Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 1938/23
What this record establishes
Cancelled notice · 2026-08-14 18:10Z
This notice disappeared from the issuing source's in-force list. No explicit recovery or all-clear is established by that removal.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · NAVAREA IX 245/23 091709Z JUN 23.. Issued 2023-06-09 19:31Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:50Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Persian Gulf. The parsed report position is 25.680, 55.368. 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
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 219/202020-01-20 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 258/202020-01-23 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 298/202020-01-26 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2055/212021-07-16 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 240/222022-01-28 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 406/222022-02-16 · Cancelled notice
- issued
- 2023-06-09 19:31Z
- status
- Cancelled notice
- authority
- NAVAREA IX 245/23 091709Z JUN 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Persian Gulf
- position
- 25.680, 55.368
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z
Original warning text
PERSIAN GULF. U.A.E.. DNC 10. DANGEROUS WRECK, LEAST DEPTH 16.7 METERS, IN 25-40.77N 055-22.08E.
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.
Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions
66 within 180 nm since 1998 · 3 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
- Dangerous wreck, least depth 12 meters, in 25-06.49N 056-24.32E2025-11-27
- 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 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
- Anchoring prohibited in area bound by 25-26.59N 055-05.88E, 25-28.17N 055-06.69E, 25-28.32N 055-09.15E,…Other · 19.2 nm
- Derelict 274 meter M/V adalynn unlit and anchored in 25-36.99N 056-24.85EDerelicts · 56.7 nm
- GPS, GNSS, and AIS interference reported in vicinity of fujairah (25-07.33N 056-20.05E)Nav aids · 62.2 nm
- Mine reported in 26-24.58N 056-20.67EMines · 68.5 nm
- Partially submerged wreck in vicinity 25-11.64N 054-10.12EWrecks · 71.3 nm
- M/V cape dao suffered a security incident, disabled and adrift in 26-23.40N 056-34.40EDerelicts · 77.8 nm
- Fish farms established in areas bound by: a. 26-43.84N 056-56.88E, 26-43.80N 056-56.95E, 26-43.74N…Other · 105.9 nm
- Zaqqum buoy in 25-06.56N 053-25.06ENav aids · 111.2 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 14:53Z; 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.