Wrecks

Dangerous wreck in 09-41.95N 106-43.59E

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 3953/19

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2020-07-10 13:27Z

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) · HAIPHONG RADIO 301254Z NOV 19.. Issued 2019-11-30 13:00Z. 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 9.699, 106.727. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →

issued: 2019-11-30 13:00Z
status: Archived notice
authority: HAIPHONG RADIO 301254Z NOV 19.
issued by: HAIPHONG RADIO
sea: South China Sea
position: 9.699, 106.727
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
VIETNAM.
DNC 11.
DANGEROUS WRECK IN 09-41.95N 106-43.59E.

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

39 within 180 nm since 1998 · 0 in the last 12 months · 4 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.

Dangerous wreck in 10-22.31N 107-46.96E2025-09-19
Sunken wreck exists in 10-22.31N 107-46.96E2025-09-19
Dangerous wreck in 10-01.63N 104-42.02E2020-01-11
Dangerous wreck in 10-29.53N 107-49.64E2019-12-17
Dangerous wreck in 10-24.84N 107-02.39E2019-12-16
Dangerous wreck in vicinity 10-06.4N 104-13.8E2019-12-03

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

Dangerous wreck in 10-22.31N 107-46.96EWrecks · 74.4 nm
Sunken wreck exists in 10-22.31N 107-46.96EWrecks · 74.4 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 11:22Z; 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.