Wrecks

Nga chart 71420 (1ST ed)

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 2179/10

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2011-04-02 12:36Z

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 787/10 200429Z OCT 10.. Issued 2010-10-20 10:30Z. 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 -2.255, 108.592. 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
2010-10-20 10:30Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA XI 787/10 200429Z OCT 10.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea
South China Sea
position
-2.255, 108.592
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
NGA CHART 71420 (1ST ED).
21 METER DEPTH REPORTED IN 02-15.3S 108-35.5E.

Reading this warning

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.

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Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

18 within 180 nm since 2000 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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21

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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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 2026-10-01 09:58Z; 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.