Wrecks

Dangerous wreck, least depth 12.6 meters, marked by isolated danger buoy, in 01-25.92N 104-27.39E

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 893/17

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2017-10-07 00:40Z

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) · SINGAPORE PORT OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER 151840Z MAR 17.. Issued 2017-03-15 18:45Z. 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 1.432, 104.457. 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
2017-03-15 18:45Z
status
Archived notice
authority
SINGAPORE PORT OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER 151840Z MAR 17.
issued by
SPOCC
sea
South China Sea
position
1.432, 104.457
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
MALAYSIA.
DNC 03.
CHART 71265.
DANGEROUS WRECK, LEAST DEPTH 12.6 METERS,
MARKED BY ISOLATED DANGER BUOY, IN
01-25.92N 104-27.39E.

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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

28 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Worldwide in the collected sources

37 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-25 01:04Z; source collection times vary.

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