Wrecks

A vessel is aground near Anguilla; navigation is prohibited in an area bounded by 18-10.07N 063-09.81W, 18-10.07N 063-09.98W, 18-10.23N 063-09.98W, 18-10.23N 063-09.79W; wide berth requested.

Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 274/23

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) · ANGUILLA 0/23 120401Z MAR 23.. Issued 2023-03-12 05:43Z. 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: Caribbean Sea. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Caribbean Sea →

issued: 2023-03-12 05:43Z
status: Cancelled notice
authority: ANGUILLA 0/23 120401Z MAR 23.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IV
issued by: ANGUILLA
sea: Caribbean Sea
position: 18.169, -63.165
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z

Original warning text

ANGUILLA.
CHART 25600
VESSEL AGROUND. NAVIGATION PROHIBITED
IN AREA BOUND BY
18-10.07N 063-09.81W, 18-10.07N 063-09.98W,
18-10.23N 063-09.98W, 18-10.23N 063-09.79W.
WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.

Reading this warning

Chart reference: The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
Navigation prohibited: Ships may not enter or pass through the area, or a port is closed to traffic.
Area bound by: Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
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.
Wide berth requested: Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.

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Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

11 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.

Vessel just pour le fun aground in 16-24.43N 061-32.25W2023-10-03
Dangerous wreck in 18-12-49N 063-05-35W2018-11-08
22.2 meter depth reported in 18-23.69N 064-34.84W2017-10-05
Dangerous wreck in 18-21.8N 064-35.3W2017-09-05
Dangerous wrecks and obstructions reported in: a. 18-12.8N 063-05.6W, least depth 12.38 meters2017-03-01
Dangerous wrecks in: a. 18-15.8N 063-06.3W, least depth 10.9 meters2017-02-14

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

Anchoring prohibited until further notice in area bound by 18-13.60N 063-04.15W, 18-13.60N 063-04.70W,…Other · 6.1 nm
Kitts and nevisSpills · 48.8 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-28 15:38Z; 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.