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An obstruction 20 meters below surface lies at 24-50.93N 077-48.83W in the Bahamas until 30 November; cancel message Dec 1, 2026.

North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 525/26

What this record establishes

Listed in force

The latest collected record lists this warning as active. This is the status of the notice, not a live observation of conditions at the location.

Source and dates: NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt). Issued 2026-06-02 20:08Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-10-01 05:17Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered: North Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is 24.849, -77.814. 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 North Atlantic Ocean →

issued: 2026-06-02 20:08Z
status: Listed in force
self-cancels: 2026-12-01 00:01Z
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IV
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 24.849, -77.814
nearest port: Nassau · 30 nm
source: NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z

Original warning text

NORTH ATLANTIC.
BAHAMAS.
1. OBSTRUCTION, 20 METERS BELOW SURFACE,
   IN 24-50.93N 077-48.83W UNTIL 30 NOV
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 010001Z DEC 26.

Reading this warning

Submerged obstruction: Something on or near the seabed that could damage a ship, an anchor or fishing gear — its nature often unknown.
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.
CANCEL THIS MSG: The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Date-time group (DTG): A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.

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Conditions at the position · now

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MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation

Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

1 within 180 nm since 2026 · 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.

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

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-29 10:57Z; 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.