Wrecks

Dangerous wreck in 16-08.64N 108-13.82E

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 80/20

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2020-01-10 14:14Z

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) · HAIPHONG RADIO 061254Z JAN 20.. Issued 2020-01-06 15:28Z. 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 China Sea. The parsed report position is 16.144, 108.230. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued: 2020-01-06 15:28Z
status: Archived notice
authority: HAIPHONG RADIO 061254Z JAN 20.
issued by: HAIPHONG RADIO
sea: South China Sea
position: 16.144, 108.230
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
VIETNAM.
DNC 23.
DANGEROUS WRECK IN 16-08.64N 108-13.82E.

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.

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Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

21 within 180 nm since 2013 · 0 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.

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Dangerous wreck in 18-07.96N 106-26.66E2019-11-28
Dangerous wreck in 14-49N 109-01E2019-11-06
Dangerous wreck in 18-07.61N 106-29.26E2019-11-03

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

37 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-26 04:44Z; source collection times vary.

Wrecks

Dangerous wrecks, shoals and submerged obstructions. All current wrecks & obstructions →

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