Wreck of meteorological tower marked by light in 28-46.0N 048-26.1E
Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 705/21
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-03-24 15:09Z
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 86/21 031458Z MAR 21.. Issued 2021-03-03 16:19Z. 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 28.767, 48.435. 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
- Wreck of meteorological tower marked by light in 28-46.0N 048-26.1Ecancelled by this notice
- Wreck of meteorological tower marked by light in 28-46.0N 048-26.1Elater cancellation 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 2173/192019-07-03 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 705/21 · this notice2021-03-03 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1942/212021-07-02 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1008/232023-03-24 · Cancelled notice
- HYDROPAC 173/242024-01-15 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 311/242024-01-25 · Listed in force
- issued
- 2021-03-03 16:19Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA IX 86/21 031458Z MAR 21.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Persian Gulf
- position
- 28.767, 48.435
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
PERSIAN GULF. KUWAIT. DNC 10. 1. WRECK OF METEOROLOGICAL TOWER MARKED BY LIGHT IN 28-46.0N 048-26.1E. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2173/19.
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.
- 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
40 within 180 nm since 1998 · 1 in the last 12 months · 2 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.
- Barge dream 1 sank in 29-14.06N 048-41.22E2026-02-08
- Dangerous wreck marked by buoy in 29-05.49N 048-22.09E2024-01-25
- 45 meter M/V bahareh sank in 29-05.50N 048-22.09E2024-01-15
- Dangerous wreck in 26-36.25N 050-27.95E2023-11-06
- Underwater mine training exercises in progress until 31 may in areas bound by: in areas bound by: a.…2023-05-16
- Wreck of meteorological tower marked by light in 28-46.0N 048-26.1E2023-03-24
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
- Met tower 28-46.0N 048-26.1E temporarily replaced by yellow buoy, FL(4) 15 sec 5MOther · 0 nm
- Navigation prohibited until further notice in area within 600 meters of 28-52.49N 048-21.63ERestricted · 7.6 nm
- Dangerous wreck marked by buoy in 29-05.49N 048-22.09EWrecks · 19.8 nm
- Survey operations 10 aug until further notice by M/V vision 2 in: a. 29-03.09N 048-10.06ESurveys · 21.3 nm
- Barge dream 1 sank in 29-14.06N 048-41.22EWrecks · 31 nm
- Navigation prohibited until further notice in area within 600 meters of 29-13.10N 048-44.42ERestricted · 31.5 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 19:10Z; 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.