Wrecks

Dangerous wreck in 09-57.07N 061-23.47W

Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 490/22

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-03-10 16:09Z

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) · VENEZUELA 6/22 201400Z MAY 22.. Issued 2022-05-21 02:49Z. 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 9.951, -61.391. 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: 2022-05-21 02:49Z
status: Archived notice
authority: VENEZUELA 6/22 201400Z MAY 22.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IV
issued by: VENEZUELA
sea: Caribbean Sea
position: 9.951, -61.391
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
VENEZUELA.
CHART 24404.
DANGEROUS WRECK IN 09-57.07N 061-23.47W.

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.

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Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

21 within 180 nm since 2005 · 0 in the last 12 months · 2 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.

Trinidad and tobago2025-09-19
Grenadines2024-07-09
Dangerous wreck in 10-39.97N 061-35.14W2022-07-06
Dangerous wreck, least depth 26 meters in 10-23.44N 061-52.04W2020-10-29
Bulldog shoal buoy 11-08.9N 060-44.5W inoperative2019-02-05
Dangerous wreck in 08-26.90N 059-48.42W2018-12-03

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

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Trinidad and tobagoNav aids · 26.2 nm
Trinidad and tobagoWrecks · 32.9 nm
Trinidad and tobagoNav aids · 37.7 nm
Trinidad and tobagoCable ops · 48.5 nm
Trinidad and tobagoNav aids · 49.6 nm
Faro punta mejillones light 10-42.20N 062-08.40W discontinuedNav aids · 63.2 nm
Trinidad and tobagoSurveys · 65.6 nm
Trinidad and tobagoNav aids · 78.8 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-28 16:05Z; 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.