Wrecks

Dangerous wreck in 08-26.90N 059-48.42W

North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 1032/18

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2019-06-14 11:41Z

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) · GUYANA 30/18 031842Z DEC 18.. Issued 2018-12-03 21:21Z. 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: North Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is 8.448, -59.807. 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: 2018-12-03 21:21Z
status: Archived notice
authority: GUYANA 30/18 031842Z DEC 18.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IV
issued by: GUYANA
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 8.448, -59.807
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
GUYANA.
CHART 24390.
DANGEROUS WRECK IN 08-26.90N 059-48.42W.

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

22 within 180 nm since 2014 · 2 in the last 12 months · 3 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 barima sank in 07-28.23N 058-23.40W2026-07-21
Barge trader III sank in 06-53.77N 057-53.43W2026-03-10
Trinidad and tobago2025-09-19
Dangerous wreck in 07-30.30N 058-24.30W2022-12-30
Dangerous wreck in 10-39.97N 061-35.14W2022-07-06
Dangerous wreck in 09-57.07N 061-23.47W2022-05-21

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

Trinidad and tobagoCable ops · 101 nm
M/V barima sank in 07-28.23N 058-23.40WWrecks · 102.7 nm
Trinidad and tobagoSurveys · 103.3 nm
Survey operations in progress until 16 nov by M/V seaquest in area bound by 07-57.54N 058-27.64W, 07-57.95N…Surveys · 118.9 nm
Survey operations in progress until 16 nov by M/V sea horse II in area bound by 07-57.54N 058-27.64W,…Surveys · 118.9 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 08:30Z; 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.