Metal obstruction, 2.4 meters above seabed in 25-00.73N 053-10.12E
Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 4172/19
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2021-07-16 13:39Z
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 431/19 161507Z DEC 19.. Issued 2019-12-16 17:01Z. 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 25.012, 53.169. 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
- F/V disabled and adrift in 15-52.06N 072-58.77Ecancelled by this notice
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 4172/19 · this notice2019-12-16 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3284/202020-11-06 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 976/212021-03-29 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2019-12-16 17:01Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA IX 431/19 161507Z DEC 19.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Persian Gulf
- position
- 25.012, 53.169
- 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. 1. METAL OBSTRUCTION, 2.4 METERS ABOVE SEABED IN 25-00.73N 053-10.12E. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 4155/19(63).
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.
- 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.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROPAC
- The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.
Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions
89 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 · 14.7 nm
- Foul ground, anchor with 2.5 shackle chain reported in 25-07.69N 052-53.09EWrecks · 16.9 nm
- RACON at dalma buoy 24-32.51N 052-27.85E inoperativeNav aids · 47.7 nm
- Partially submerged wreck in vicinity 25-11.64N 054-10.12EWrecks · 55.5 nm
- 12.9 meter depths reported in borouge channel 24-09.00N 052-45.20EWrecks · 56.5 nm
- Survey operations 18 sep until further notice by M/V fugro resilience in area bound by 26-33.31N 051-04.86E,…Surveys · 90.8 nm
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V halul 41 in area bound by 26-23.34N 051-47.10E,…Surveys · 97.8 nm
- Pipeline operations 10 aug thru 10 nov by vessel barge derrick barge 30 in area bound by 26-31.70N…Cable ops · 102.3 nm
- Pipeline operations 18 sep until further notice by barge mc dermott in area bound by 25-59.10N 051-36.60E,…Cable ops · 106.6 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 · 109.8 nm
- Bh jacket light fl(r) 4 sec temporarily established in 26-38.41N 051-56.90ENav aids · 117.9 nm
- Mooring buoy established in 26-38.47N 051-55.82ENav aids · 118.5 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-30 05:07Z; 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.