Wrecks

Dangerous wreck in 22-46.0N 119-09.6E

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 3619/18

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2018-10-05 15:45Z

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 XI 511/18 030819Z OCT 18.. Issued 2018-10-03 08:21Z. 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 22.767, 119.160. 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: 2018-10-03 08:21Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA XI 511/18 030819Z OCT 18.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
sea: South China Sea
position: 22.767, 119.160
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

TAIWAN STRAIT.
TAIWAN.
DNC 23.
CHART 94040.
DANGEROUS WRECK IN 22-46.0N 119-09.6E.

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.
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

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
Shoals reported: a. 8.9 meters in 22-56-47.89N 119-03-14.70E2016-10-19
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

37 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-26 04:43Z; source collection times vary.

Wrecks

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

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