Wrecks

Uncharted reef is reported at 09-34.61N 078-42.54W in the western Caribbean Sea near Panama.

Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 366/23

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) · M/V M.Y. TALITHA 0/23 301552Z MAR 23.. Issued 2023-03-30 16:41Z. 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 parsed report position is 9.577, -78.709. 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 Caribbean Sea →

issued: 2023-03-30 16:41Z
status: Cancelled notice
authority: M/V M.Y. TALITHA 0/23 301552Z MAR 23.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IV
issued by: M/V M.Y. TALITHA
sea: Caribbean Sea
position: 9.577, -78.709
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z

Original warning text

WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
PANAMA.
UNCHARTED REEF REPORTED IN 09-34.61N 078-42.54W.

Reading this warning

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

14 within 180 nm since 2015 · 1 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.

M/V roswal sank in 08-40.88N 076-50.00W2026-04-13
Dangerous wreck in 08-52.32N 079-32.42W2024-06-16
Dangerous wreck reported in 08-50.68N 079-15.18W2022-12-23
25.7 meter depth reported in 09-31.88N 076-00.70W2021-03-23
Dangerous wreck, least depth 4.5 meters, in 09-24.5N 075-46.6W2020-04-02
38.7 meter depth reported in 09-25.2N 076-16.3W2019-11-23

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

Lm buoy 09-25.99N 079-49.78W missingNav aids · 66.9 nm
Port hand 3 buoy 09-23.52N 079-53.75W missingNav aids · 71.2 nm
Starboard hand 4 buoy 09-23.52N 079-53.87W missingNav aids · 71.3 nm
Manzanillo entrance west head light 09-22.90N 079-53.90W damagedNav aids · 71.4 nm
Manzanillo entrance light 09-22.90N 079-53.90W temporarily changed to whiteNav aids · 71.4 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-28 21:11Z; 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.