Wrecks

Dangerous wreck in 26-38.71S 153-24.72E

Coral Sea · HYDROPAC 3513/19

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2020-01-17 13:12Z

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) · AUSCOAST 316/19 250545Z OCT 19.. Issued 2019-10-25 08:38Z. 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 -26.645, 153.412. 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: 2019-10-25 08:38Z
status: Archived notice
authority: AUSCOAST 316/19 250545Z OCT 19.
issued by: AUSCOAST
sea: Coral Sea
position: -26.645, 153.412
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CORAL SEA.
AUSTRALIA-EAST COAST.
DNC 05.
DANGEROUS WRECK IN 26-38.71S 153-24.72E.

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

9 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.

Obstruction, 25 meters below surface, reported in 27-59.14S 153-35.95E2023-08-06
Gneering shoal buoy in 26-39.28S 153-12.94E temporarily removed2022-08-31
Gneering shoal buoy in 26-39.28S 153-12.94E temporarily removed2022-08-31
Dangerous wreck in vicinity 25-47.53S 153-07.20E at 110651Z jul2022-07-11
Australia-east Coast2013-11-08
Australia-east Coast2012-03-31

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

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 23:00Z; source collection times vary.

Wrecks

Dangerous wrecks, shoals and submerged obstructions. All current wrecks & obstructions →

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