Wrecks

Dangerous wreck vicinity 21-06S 149-23E

Coral Sea · HYDROPAC 300/01

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2001-05-18 10:35Z

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) · RCC AUSTRALIA AUSCOAST 64/01 POR EGC #48383 221906Z FEB 01. Issued 2001-02-22 21:40Z. 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
Coral Sea. The parsed report position is -21.100, 149.383. 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
2001-02-22 21:40Z
status
Archived notice
authority
RCC AUSTRALIA AUSCOAST 64/01 POR EGC #48383 221906Z FEB 01
issued by
RCC AUSTRALIA AUSCOAST
sea
Coral Sea
position
-21.100, 149.383
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CHART 74229 (2ND ED).
DANGEROUS WRECK VICINITY 21-06S 149-23E.

Reading this warning

Chart reference
The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
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

12 within 180 nm since 1999 · 4 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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26

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 2026-10-02 04:02Z; 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.