Wrecks

Submerged obstruction vicinity 64-40.5S 062-38.3W

Southern Ocean · HYDROPAC 2498/06

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2008-02-03 09:26Z

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 VI 455/06 210200Z DEC 06.. Issued 2006-12-21 02:55Z. 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: Southern Ocean. The parsed report position is -64.675, -62.638. 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: 2006-12-21 02:55Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA VI 455/06 210200Z DEC 06.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA VI · named as the source of this relay
sea: Southern Ocean
position: -64.675, -62.638
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CHART 29124 (1ST ED).
SUBMERGED OBSTRUCTION VICINITY 64-40.5S 062-38.3W.

Reading this warning

Chart reference: The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
Submerged obstruction: Something on or near the seabed that could damage a ship, an anchor or fishing gear — its nature often unknown.
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 2003 · 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.

12 meter shoals reported in: a. 64-30.90S 062-09.30W2022-12-22
5.7 meter depth reported in 65-16.92S 064-22.96W2021-02-24
8.45 meter depth reported in 65-16.92S 064-22.96W2021-01-11
Uncovered rock reported in 62-27.4S 060-16.8W2019-12-28
14.6 meter shoal reported in vicinity 63-23.87S 057-01.93W2017-04-17
Vessel tarka aground in 64-41.21S 062-38.38W2015-12-04

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

Icebergs reported in: a. A84, 70-49.20S 099-05.40WIcebergs · 72.8 nm
Icebergs reported in: a. A81, 62-24.00S 054-12.00WIcebergs · 99.9 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 06:44Z; 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.