Wrecks

Dangerous wreck marked by buoy in 08-18.72N 078-05.99E

Laccadive Sea · HYDROPAC 868/15

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2015-03-16 13:32Z

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 182/15 121001Z MAR 15.. Issued 2015-03-12 10:56Z. 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
Laccadive Sea. The parsed report position is 8.312, 78.100. 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
2015-03-12 10:56Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA VIII 182/15 121001Z MAR 15.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA VIII · named as the source of this relay
sea
Laccadive Sea
position
8.312, 78.100
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

INDIA-SOUTH COAST.
GULF OF MANNAR.
DNC 03.
CHART 63220.
DANGEROUS WRECK MARKED BY BUOY IN 08-18.72N 078-05.99E.

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DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
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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.

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Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

23 within 180 nm since 2001 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 19:18Z; source collection times vary.

Wrecks

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

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