Wrecks

Dangerous wreck in 14-32.87N 061-04.18W

Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 1276/23

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-11-03 17:13Z

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) · AVURNAV LOCAL FORT DE FRANCE 1140/23 030348Z NOV 23.. Issued 2023-11-03 03:59Z. 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 14.548, -61.070. 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: 2023-11-03 03:59Z
status: Archived notice
authority: AVURNAV LOCAL FORT DE FRANCE 1140/23 030348Z NOV 23.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IV
issued by: AVURNAV LOCAL FORT DE FRANCE
sea: Caribbean Sea
position: 14.548, -61.070
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
MARTINIQUE.
DANGEROUS WRECK IN 14-32.87N 061-04.18W.

Reading this warning

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

15 within 180 nm since 2005 · 0 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.

Grenadines2024-07-09
Vessel just pour le fun aground in 16-24.43N 061-32.25W2023-10-03
Ten meter F/V fleepa, white hull, sank in 14-22.50N 061-04.80W at 210033Z sep2022-09-21
7.7 meter shoal in 15-14.2N 061-22.4W2019-08-19
Dangerous wreck least depth 8.1 meters, in 15-34.65N 061-27.75W2018-12-28
14 meter shoal reported in 12-04.13N 061-46.36W2017-04-10

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

Carenage range rear light 14-36.32N 061-03.74W changed to oc (2) g 50 meters 9 milesNav aids · 3.5 nm
Pointe du vieux fort light 15-56.90N 061-42.46WNav aids · 91.8 nm
Ilet du gosier light 16-11.90N 061-29.44W at reduced intensityOther · 102 nm
GrenadinesWrecks · 118.8 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 14:56Z; source collection times vary.

Wrecks

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