Wrecks

Dangerous wreck in 16-27.53N 088-23.80W

Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 700/22

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) · BELIZE PORT AUTHORITY 5/22 191501Z JUL 22.. Issued 2022-07-19 18:25Z. 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 16.459, -88.397. 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: 2022-07-19 18:25Z
status: Archived notice
authority: BELIZE PORT AUTHORITY 5/22 191501Z JUL 22.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IV
issued by: BELIZE PORT AUTHORITY
sea: Caribbean Sea
position: 16.459, -88.397
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF HONDURAS.
BELIZE.
CHART 28162.
DANGEROUS WRECK IN 16-27.53N 088-23.80W.

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

7 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.

Shoals reported: 1. 8.07 meters in 15-57-58N 088-18-20W2020-11-26
Dangerous wreck in 16-30.67N 088-21.94W2018-03-09
Dangerous wreck in 17-20-38N 088-11-55W2018-02-28
Dangerous wreck in 17-21-16N 088-11-53W2018-02-28
M/V cfs pagola aground in 17-20.20N 088-02.40W2017-06-08
M/V transfer aground vicinity 17-24.16N 087-27.55W2006-10-30

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

East snake caye light 16-12.60N 088-30.20W unlitNav aids · 16.2 nm
Hunting cay light 16-06.40N 088-16.60W unlitNav aids · 22.2 nm
Hunting cay, zapodilla cays light 16-06.5N 088-16.0W unlitNav aids · 22.3 nm
Puerto cortes entrance buoy 15-51.90N 087-57.90W temporarily removedNav aids · 43.5 nm
Punta sal light 15-55.5N 087-36.2W unlitNav aids · 55.9 nm
Half moon cay light 17-12.20N 087-31.80W unlitNav aids · 66.9 nm
Sandbore cay light 17-28.20N 087-29.50W unlitNav aids · 79.9 nm
Xcalak lighthouse 18-16.45N 087-50.10W unlitNav aids · 113.6 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 22:48Z; source collection times vary.

Wrecks

Dangerous wrecks, shoals and submerged obstructions. All current wrecks & obstructions →

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