Wrecks

Baja California

Gulf of California · NAVAREA XII 323/13

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2014-01-04 11:15Z

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) · MEXICO XII 216/13 301939Z DEC 13.. Issued 2013-12-30 20:40Z. 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: Gulf of California. The parsed report position is 23.104, -109.541. 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: 2013-12-30 20:40Z
status: Archived notice
authority: MEXICO XII 216/13 301939Z DEC 13.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA XII
issued by: MEXICO XII
sea: Gulf of California
position: 23.104, -109.541
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAJA CALIFORNIA.
CHART 21120
DANGEROUS WRECK IN 23-06.24N 109-32.44W.

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

4 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.

Dangerous wreck marked by buoys in 25-33.0N 109-09.4W2018-10-16
Dangerous wreck marked by buoy in 23-33.0N 109-09.4W2018-10-04
Dangerous wreck in 24-34.36N 108-02.12W2015-10-28

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

Boca del tule light 23-14.3N 109-26.4W unlitNav aids · 9.8 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 15:37Z; 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.