Wrecks

Dangerous wreck in 25-12.60N 055-13.61E

Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 258/20

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2020-02-14 10:25Z

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 37/20 231517Z JAN 20.. Issued 2020-01-23 15:49Z. 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 parsed report position is 25.210, 55.227. 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.

  1. HYDROPAC 219/202020-01-20 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 258/20 · this notice2020-01-23 · Archived notice
  3. HYDROPAC 298/202020-01-26 · Archived notice
  4. HYDROPAC 2055/212021-07-16 · Archived notice
  5. HYDROPAC 240/222022-01-28 · Archived notice
  6. HYDROPAC 406/222022-02-16 · Cancelled notice
Compare all 12 notices, changes and original texts →

Current notices and reporting history in the Persian Gulf →

issued
2020-01-23 15:49Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA IX 37/20 231517Z JAN 20.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
sea
Persian Gulf
position
25.210, 55.227
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.
DANGEROUS WRECK IN 25-12.60N 055-13.61E.

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.

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Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

68 within 180 nm since 1998 · 3 in the last 12 months · 3 listed in force now

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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

Worldwide in the collected sources

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 03:48Z; 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.