Dangerous wreck in 17-20-38N 088-11-55W
Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 174/18
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2019-03-08 15:24Z
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) · UKHO 281254Z FEB 18.. Issued 2018-02-28 13:23Z. 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 17.344, -88.199. 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 IV 173/182018-02-28 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 174/18 · this notice2018-02-28 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Caribbean Sea →
- issued
- 2018-02-28 13:23Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- UKHO 281254Z FEB 18.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- UKHO
- sea
- Caribbean Sea
- position
- 17.344, -88.199
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. BELIZE. CHART 28167. DANGEROUS WRECK IN 17-20-38N 088-11-55W.
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
7 within 180 nm since 2006 · 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 in 16-27.53N 088-23.80W2022-07-19
- Shoals reported: 1. 8.07 meters in 15-57-58N 088-18-20W2020-11-26
- Dangerous wreck in 16-30.67N 088-21.94W2018-03-09
- Dangerous wreck in 17-21-16N 088-11-53W2018-02-28
- M/V cfs pagola aground in 17-20.20N 088-02.40W2017-06-08
- M/V transfer aground vicinity 17-24.16N 087-27.55W2006-10-30
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
- Half moon cay light 17-12.20N 087-31.80W unlitNav aids · 39.3 nm
- Sandbore cay light 17-28.20N 087-29.50W unlitNav aids · 41.2 nm
- Xcalak lighthouse 18-16.45N 087-50.10W unlitNav aids · 59.6 nm
- East snake caye light 16-12.60N 088-30.20W unlitNav aids · 70.3 nm
- Hunting cay, zapodilla cays light 16-06.5N 088-16.0W unlitNav aids · 74.3 nm
- Hunting cay light 16-06.40N 088-16.60W unlitNav aids · 74.4 nm
- Puerto cortes entrance buoy 15-51.90N 087-57.90W temporarily removedNav aids · 89.8 nm
- Punta sal light 15-55.5N 087-36.2W unlitNav aids · 91.8 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-28 21:07Z; 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.