Wrecks

Depths of 12.9 meters reported in Borouge Channel at 24-09.00N 052-45.20E.

Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 473/26

What this record establishes

Listed in force

The latest collected record lists this warning as active. This is the status of the notice, not a live observation of conditions at the location.

Source and dates: NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt). Issued 2026-02-16 16:43Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-10-01 05:17Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered: Persian Gulf. The parsed report position is 24.150, 52.753. 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 Persian Gulf →

issued: 2026-02-16 16:43Z
status: Listed in force
sea: Persian Gulf
position: 24.150, 52.753
nearest port: Abu Dhabi · 91 nm
source: NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z

Original warning text

U.A.E.
DNC 10.
12.9 METER DEPTHS REPORTED IN BOROUGE CHANNEL
24-09.00N 052-45.20E.

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.
Shoal / reported depth: Water shallower than the chart shows — a newly found shoal, a reported depth, or less water than charted.
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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Conditions at the position · now

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MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation

Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

75 within 180 nm since 1995 · 2 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.

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
Partially submerged wreck in vicinity 25-11.64N 054-10.12E2024-02-19
Obstructions reported in vicinity: a. 25-58.42N 051-35.40E2023-11-06

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

RACON at dalma buoy 24-32.51N 052-27.85E inoperativeNav aids · 28.3 nm
Foul ground, anchor with 2.5 shackle chain reported in 25-07.69N 052-53.09EWrecks · 59.2 nm
Zaqqum buoy in 25-06.56N 053-25.06ENav aids · 68.1 nm
Partially submerged wreck in vicinity 25-11.64N 054-10.12EWrecks · 99.5 nm
Survey operations 18 sep until further notice by M/V fugro resilience in area bound by 26-33.31N 051-04.86E,…Surveys · 113.4 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

40 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 05:26Z; 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.