Derelicts

Dangerous wrecks in: a. 23-09.00N 068-28.00E

Arabian Sea · HYDROPAC 673/15

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2015-09-07 08:05Z

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 VIII 141/15 271001Z FEB 15.. Issued 2015-02-27 13:49Z. 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
Arabian Sea. The parsed report position is 23.160, 68.546. 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.

  1. HYDROPAC 653/152015-02-25 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 673/15 · this notice2015-02-27 · Archived notice
Compare all 2 notices, changes and original texts →

Current notices and reporting history in the Arabian Sea →

issued
2015-02-27 13:49Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA VIII 141/15 271001Z FEB 15.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA VIII · named as the source of this relay
sea
Arabian Sea
position
23.160, 68.546
vessel
BARGE SP-1 · 2 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ARABIAN SEA.
INDIA-WEST COAST.
DNC 03.
CHART 63060.
1. DANGEROUS WRECKS IN:
   A. 23-09.00N 068-28.00E.
   B. 23-08.76N 068-29.33E.
   C. 23-07.17N 068-39.02E.
2. DERELICT BARGE SP-1 AGROUND IN 23-13.35N 068-34.78E.
3. CANCEL HYDROPAC 653/15.

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.
Chart reference
The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
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.
Derelict
An abandoned vessel still afloat and drifting, with no one on board.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels

22 within 180 nm since 2003 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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

Worldwide in the collected sources

4 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-25 17:49Z; source collection times vary.

Derelicts

Abandoned, disabled or drifting vessels. All current derelict & adrift vessels →

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.