Shoals reported: a. 8.9 meters in 22-56-47.89N 119-03-14.70E
South China Sea · HYDROPAC 3208/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-11-18 15:28Z
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) · SFHMD 191844Z OCT 16.. Issued 2016-10-19 19:25Z. 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 22.964, 119.039. 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
- Cancel HYDROPAC 3208/16 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →
- issued
- 2016-10-19 19:25Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- SFHMD 191844Z OCT 16.
- issued by
- SFHMD
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- 22.964, 119.039
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
TAIWAN STRAIT. TAIWAN-SOUTHWEST COAST. DNC 23. CHART 94040. SHOALS REPORTED: A. 8.9 METERS IN 22-56-47.89N 119-03-14.70E. B. 8.1 METERS IN 22-57-19.63N 119-02-51.39E. C. 10.2 METERS IN 22-57-50.41N 119-01-36.55E. D. 12.5 METERS IN 22-59-20.48N 119-01-32.98E.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions
10 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.
- Underwater obstruction in 24-07N 119-55E2019-08-31
- Dangerous wreck in 22-46.0N 119-09.6E2018-10-03
- Dangerous wreck in 22-58N 118-52E2014-10-30
- Taiwan Strait2014-07-03
- Nga chart 94040 (14TH ed)2010-10-21
- Nga chart 94040 (14TH ed)2009-10-08
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
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
40 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 01:06Z; 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.