Wrecks

Vessels requested to keep no less than one half mile berth from one fathom light 02-53.3N 100-59.8E, due to…

Malacca Strait · HYDROPAC 989/96

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 1999-03-13 00:00Z

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). Issued 1996-11-06 18:18Z. 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: Malacca Strait. The parsed report position is 2.888, 100.997. 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: 1996-11-06 18:18Z
status: Archived notice
sea: Malacca Strait
position: 2.888, 100.997
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CHART 71271 (10TH ED).
VESSELS REQUESTED TO KEEP NO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE BERTH FROM
ONE FATHOM LIGHT 02-53.3N 100-59.8E, DUE TO UNDERWATER OBSTRUCTIONS.

Reading this warning

Chart reference: The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
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.
Submerged obstruction: Something on or near the seabed that could damage a ship, an anchor or fishing gear — its nature often unknown.

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Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

13 within 180 nm since 1996 · 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.

Vessel sank in 02-56.74N 100-52.64E2023-07-31
Dangerous wreck in 02-43.0N 101-16.6E2015-04-09
F/V ching shang mei sank in 03-43.00N 099-59.99E2013-09-13
Dangerous wreck in 01-57.7N 102-10.7E2006-03-28
Dangerous wreck vicinity 02-56.5N 100-50.5E2004-10-08
Dangerous wreck marked by buoy vicinity 01-15.0N 103-25.3E2003-03-03

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

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 10:00Z; 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.