Dangerous wrecks and obstructions, least depth 9 meters in: a. 25-20.18N 053-08.85E
Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 3284/20
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2022-03-25 12:51Z
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 389/20 061512Z NOV 20.. Issued 2020-11-06 15:30Z. 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 25.087, 53.288. 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.
- HYDROPAC 4172/192019-12-16 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3284/20 · this notice2020-11-06 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 976/212021-03-29 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2020-11-06 15:30Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA IX 389/20 061512Z NOV 20.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Persian Gulf
- position
- 25.087, 53.288
- 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 WRECKS AND OBSTRUCTIONS, LEAST DEPTH 9 METERS IN: A. 25-20.18N 053-08.85E. B. 25-01.72N 053-12.60E. C. 25-00.75N 053-10.12E. D. 25-04.55N 053-21.01E. E. 24-59.95N 053-14.45E. F. 25-04.89N 053-23.74E. G. 25-04.88N 053-23.58E. H. 25-04.90N 053-23.84E.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions
90 within 180 nm since 1995 · 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, least depth 19 meters in 26-26.22N 051-36.64E2024-11-01
- Dangerous wreck in 25-35.02N 054-51.15E2024-09-16
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
- Zaqqum buoy in 25-06.56N 053-25.06ENav aids · 7.2 nm
- Foul ground, anchor with 2.5 shackle chain reported in 25-07.69N 052-53.09EWrecks · 22.1 nm
- Partially submerged wreck in vicinity 25-11.64N 054-10.12EWrecks · 48.3 nm
- RACON at dalma buoy 24-32.51N 052-27.85E inoperativeNav aids · 55.6 nm
- 12.9 meter depths reported in borouge channel 24-09.00N 052-45.20EWrecks · 63.4 nm
- Survey operations 18 sep until further notice by M/V fugro resilience in area bound by 26-33.31N 051-04.86E,…Surveys · 94.2 nm
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V halul 41 in area bound by 26-23.34N 051-47.10E,…Surveys · 99.5 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 · 102.5 nm
- Pipeline operations 10 aug thru 10 nov by vessel barge derrick barge 30 in area bound by 26-31.70N…Cable ops · 102.6 nm
- Pipeline operations 18 sep until further notice by barge mc dermott in area bound by 25-59.10N 051-36.60E,…Cable ops · 109.2 nm
- Bh jacket light fl(r) 4 sec temporarily established in 26-38.41N 051-56.90ENav aids · 118 nm
- Mooring buoy established in 26-38.47N 051-55.82ENav aids · 118.7 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-30 02:37Z; 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.