Shoals reported: a. 12.9 meters in 15-47-19N 083-17-22W
Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 1051/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2015-12-23 20:00Z
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) · NMOC 160302Z DEC 15.. Issued 2015-12-16 21:55Z. 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
- Caribbean Sea. The parsed report position is 15.817, -83.361. 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
- Shoals reported: a. 12.9 meters in 15-47-19N 083-17-22Wlater cancellation notice
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 IV 1051/15 · this notice2015-12-16 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 1086/152015-12-23 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Caribbean Sea →
- issued
- 2015-12-16 21:55Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NMOC 160302Z DEC 15.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- NMOC
- sea
- Caribbean Sea
- position
- 15.817, -83.361
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. HONDURAS. CHART 28140. SHOALS REPORTED: A. 12.9 METERS IN 15-47-19N 083-17-22W. B. 7.2 METERS IN 15-50-41N 083-25-58W.
Reading this warning
- Chart reference
- The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
- Shoal / reported depth
- Water shallower than the chart shows — a newly found shoal, a reported depth, or less water than charted.
- 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
5 within 180 nm since 2014 · 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.
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
40 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 02:10Z; 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.