Shoals reported in area bound by 25-20.9N 055-12.9E, 25-23.0N 055-10.6E, 25-23.8N 055-12.1E, 25-22.5N…
Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 240/22
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-05-19 15:29Z
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 IX 39/22 281517Z JAN 22.. Issued 2022-01-28 17:45Z. 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
- Persian Gulf. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. 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 240/22 · this notice2022-01-28 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 406/222022-02-16 · Cancelled notice
- issued
- 2022-01-28 17:45Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA IX 39/22 281517Z JAN 22.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Persian Gulf
- position
- 25.375, 55.211
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
PERSIAN GULF. U.A.E. DNC 10. SHOALS REPORTED IN AREA BOUND BY 25-20.9N 055-12.9E, 25-23.0N 055-10.6E, 25-23.8N 055-12.1E, 25-22.5N 055-14.8E.
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.
- Shoal / reported depth
- Water shallower than the chart shows — a newly found shoal, a reported depth, or less water than charted.
- Area bound by
- Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
- 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
68 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 · 5.6 nm
- Partially submerged wreck in vicinity 25-11.64N 054-10.12EWrecks · 57.6 nm
- GPS, GNSS, and AIS interference reported in vicinity of fujairah (25-07.33N 056-20.05E)Nav aids · 62.8 nm
- Derelict 274 meter M/V adalynn unlit and anchored in 25-36.99N 056-24.85EDerelicts · 66.8 nm
- Mine reported in 26-24.58N 056-20.67EMines · 87.2 nm
- Zaqqum buoy in 25-06.56N 053-25.06ENav aids · 98.7 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 03:49Z; 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.