7.3 meter shoal in 42-25.73S 173-39.38E
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 718/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-04-18 16:29Z
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) · CNW 45/17 282105Z FEB 17.. Issued 2017-02-28 21:34Z. 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
- South Pacific Ocean. The parsed report position is -42.429, 173.656. 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
- Cancel HYDROPAC 3085/16, 3523/16, 3612/16, 718/17, 1222/17later cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2017-02-28 21:34Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- CNW 45/17 282105Z FEB 17.
- issued by
- CNW
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -42.429, 173.656
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC. NEW ZEALAND. SOUTH ISLAND-NORTHEAST COAST. DNC 06. CHART 76150. 7.3 METER SHOAL IN 42-25.73S 173-39.38E.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions
8 within 180 nm since 2000 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 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.
- 11.8 meter depth reported in 41-21.36S 174-08.20E2026-01-09
- Shoal reported in westport bar (41-43S 171-35E)2019-03-21
- Shoal reported in 42-26.3S 171-11.4E2017-06-28
- Tasman Bay2013-11-22
- Tasman Bay2012-05-04
- Nga chart 76090 (6TH ed)2009-03-18
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
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
40 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 02:02Z; 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.