Partially submerged object, one meter visible above surface, vicinity 28-42.6N 090-24.3W
Gulf of Mexico · NAVAREA IV 278/05
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2005-11-02 13:36Z
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) · USS SCOUT 11 SEP 05.. Issued 2005-09-14 12:42Z. 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
- Gulf of Mexico. The parsed report position is 28.710, -90.405. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Mexico →
- issued
- 2005-09-14 12:42Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- USS SCOUT 11 SEP 05.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- USS SCOUT
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.710, -90.405
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CHART 11357 (37TH ED). PARTIALLY SUBMERGED OBJECT, ONE METER VISIBLE ABOVE SURFACE, VICINITY 28-42.6N 090-24.3W.
Reading this warning
- Chart reference
- The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
- Semi-submerged
- Floating at or just below the surface, so hard to see by eye or radar.
- 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 · drifting objects
13 within 180 nm since 2003 · 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.
- Odas buoy 42040 adrift in vicinity 29-10-53N 088-26-03W at 150700Z sep2020-09-15
- 1.5 meter long yellow object adrift in vicinity 27-39.3N 089-14.1W at 071051Z jan2017-01-18
- Noaa buoy 42040 adrift in 29-10-11N 088-08-27W at 221842Z jan2016-01-22
- Seven mile long cable marked by buoy, yellow, fl w adrift in 26-51N 087-58W at 180839Z mar2014-03-18
- Ten foot buoy, red and white, fl w, adrift in 29-00-00N 088-21-36W at 200615Z oct2013-10-21
- Six-eight foot green buoy adrift in 28-58-30N 093-31-24W at 191534Z jan2013-01-19
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
Worldwide in the collected sources
3 drifting objects listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 01:53Z; source collection times vary.
Debris
Logs, buoys, mooring gear and other objects adrift. All current drifting objects →
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.