Wrecks

Dangerous wreck in 23-53S 151-39E

Coral Sea · HYDROPAC 995/99

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2000-01-14 10:20Z

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) · RCC AUSTRALIA 242210Z SEP 99. Issued 1999-09-24 23:15Z. 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: Coral Sea. The parsed report position is -23.883, 151.650. 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: 1999-09-24 23:15Z
status: Archived notice
authority: RCC AUSTRALIA 242210Z SEP 99
issued by: RCC AUSTRALIA
sea: Coral Sea
position: -23.883, 151.650
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CHART 74201 (9TH ED).
DANGEROUS WRECK IN 23-53S 151-39E.

Reading this warning

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

5 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.

Dangerous wreck in vicinity 25-47.53S 153-07.20E at 110651Z jul2022-07-11
Dangerous wreck in 23-16.60S 151-13.30E2022-07-01
16.3 meter shoal in 21-36.8S 150-16.3E2001-05-13
Depths reported: a. 19.6 meters in 22-50.45S 150-56.60E1999-10-03

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 2026-10-02 04:03Z; 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.