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A partially submerged wreck is in the Persian Gulf near the UAE at coordinates 25-11.64N 054-10.12E.

Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 582/24

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) · NAVAREA IX 76/24 191448Z FEB 24.. Issued 2024-02-19 15:13Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-10-01 04:47Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered: Persian Gulf. The parsed report position is 25.194, 54.169. 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: 2024-02-19 15:13Z
status: Listed in force
authority: NAVAREA IX 76/24 191448Z FEB 24.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
sea: Persian Gulf
position: 25.194, 54.169
nearest port: Abu Dhabi · 42 nm
source: NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z

Original warning text

PERSIAN GULF.
U.A.E.
DNC 10.
PARTIALLY SUBMERGED WRECK
IN VICINITY 25-11.64N 054-10.12E.

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.
Semi-submerged: Floating at or just below the surface, so hard to see by eye or radar.
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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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

82 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 · 41.1 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 · 54.5 nm
Foul ground, anchor with 2.5 shackle chain reported in 25-07.69N 052-53.09EWrecks · 69.9 nm
12.9 meter depths reported in borouge channel 24-09.00N 052-45.20EWrecks · 99.5 nm
RACON at dalma buoy 24-32.51N 052-27.85E inoperativeNav aids · 100.8 nm
GPS, GNSS, and AIS interference reported in vicinity of fujairah (25-07.33N 056-20.05E)Nav aids · 117.8 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

40 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 04:59Z; source collection times vary.

Wrecks

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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.