A dangerous wreck is reported in the Gulf of Panama at 08-50.68N 079-15.18W.
North Pacific Ocean · NAVAREA XII 978/22
What this record establishes
Cancelled notice · 2026-08-14 18:10Z
This notice disappeared from the issuing source's in-force list. No explicit recovery or all-clear is established by that removal.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY 0/22 231731Z DEC 22.. Issued 2022-12-23 17:58Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:50Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- North Pacific Ocean. The parsed report position is 8.845, -79.253. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- NAVAREA XII 978/22 · this notice2022-12-23 · Cancelled notice
- NAVAREA XII 432/242024-06-16 · Cancelled notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2022-12-23 17:58Z
- status
- Cancelled notice
- authority
- PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY 0/22 231731Z DEC 22.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XII
- issued by
- PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 8.845, -79.253
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z
Original warning text
GULF OF PANAMA. PANAMA. CHART 26060. DANGEROUS WRECK REPORTED IN 08-50.68N 079-15.18W.
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.
Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions
11 within 180 nm since 2006 · 1 in the last 12 months · 1 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.
- M/V roswal sank in 08-40.88N 076-50.00W2026-04-13
- Dangerous wreck in 08-52.32N 079-32.42W2024-06-16
- Uncharted reef reported in 09-34.61N 078-42.54W2023-03-30
- Dangerous wreck in 07-04.9N 077-45.9W2019-10-04
- Dangerous wreck in vicinity 07-56-44N 076-46-26W2018-02-17
- 1.5 meter depth reported in 08-00-12N 076-51-01W2017-02-04
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
- Lm buoy 09-25.99N 079-49.78W missingNav aids · 49.2 nm
- Manzanillo entrance west head light 09-22.90N 079-53.90W damagedNav aids · 50 nm
- Manzanillo entrance light 09-22.90N 079-53.90W temporarily changed to whiteNav aids · 50 nm
- Port hand 3 buoy 09-23.52N 079-53.75W missingNav aids · 50.3 nm
- Starboard hand 4 buoy 09-23.52N 079-53.87W missingNav aids · 50.4 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 17:09Z; 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.