Dangerous wreck in 13-45.37N 109-21.68E
South China Sea · HYDROPAC 4011/19
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) · MRCC VIETNAM 041251Z DEC 19.. Issued 2019-12-04 14:16Z. 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 13.756, 109.361. 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 3950/192019-11-30 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 4011/19 · this notice2019-12-04 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →
- issued
- 2019-12-04 14:16Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC VIETNAM 041251Z DEC 19.
- issued by
- MRCC VIETNAM
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- 13.756, 109.361
- 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 13-45.37N 109-21.68E.
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.
Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions
10 within 180 nm since 2015 · 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.
- Dangerous wreck in 16-08.64N 108-13.82E2020-01-06
- M/V toan phat 68 sank in 13-45.37N 109-21.68E at 300345Z nov2019-11-30
- Dangerous wreck in 14-49N 109-01E2019-11-06
- Dangerous wreck, least depth 9.2 meters, in 11-52.85N 109-10.79E2018-08-30
- Dangerous wrecks in: a. 13-45.00N 109-14.50E2017-11-05
- M/V bien bac 16 and vessel hoa MAI68 sank in vicinity 13-45N 109-14E2017-11-04
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 00:54Z; 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.