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Motor vessel Barima is sunk in the North Atlantic off Guyana at 07 degrees 28.23 minutes north, 58 degrees 23.40 minutes west.

North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 709/26

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 2026-07-21 19:51Z. 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 7.471, -58.390. 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: 2026-07-21 19:51Z
status: Listed in force
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IV
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 7.471, -58.390
vessel: M/V BARIMA
nearest port: Georgetown · 41 nm
source: NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z

Original warning text

NORTH ATLANTIC.
GUYANA.
M/V BARIMA SANK IN 07-28.23N 058-23.40W.

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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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

10 within 180 nm since 2014 · 2 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.

Barge trader III sank in 06-53.77N 057-53.43W2026-03-10
Dangerous wreck in 07-30.30N 058-24.30W2022-12-30
Dangerous wreck, least depth 7.7 meters, reported in vicinity 07-57N 058-49W2021-06-09
Dangerous wreck in 08-26.90N 059-48.42W2018-12-03
Dangerous wrecks in: a. 06-48.485N 058-10.472W2018-04-26
Dangerous wreck marked by isolated danger buoy in 06-50.44N 058-10.08W2017-11-14

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

Survey operations in progress until 16 nov by M/V seaquest in area bound by 07-57.54N 058-27.64W, 07-57.95N…Surveys · 23.5 nm
Survey operations in progress until 16 nov by M/V sea horse II in area bound by 07-57.54N 058-27.64W,…Surveys · 23.6 nm
Survey operations in progress until 15 nov by M/V moonrise g in area bound by 07-50.19N 058-24.50W,…Surveys · 34.2 nm
Survey operations in progress until 15 nov by M/V bgp prospector in area bound by 07-50.19N 058-24.50W,…Surveys · 34.2 nm
Odas buoy established in 07-02.67N 057-58.65WNav aids · 35.5 nm
Survey operations in progress until 31 dec by vessel aht DN87 and tug telesto in area bound by 07-03.06N…Surveys · 37.4 nm
Barge trader III sank in 06-53.77N 057-53.43WWrecks · 45.5 nm
Two odas buoys established in vicinity 06-57.93N 057-48.54WNav aids · 46 nm
Underwater operations in progress until 31 dec by M/V c-worker 1 in area bound by 07-54.85N 057-06.47W,…Surveys · 90.1 nm
Underwater operations in progress until 31 dec 26 by osv aldemir souza tide in area bound by 08-15.96N…Surveys · 93 nm
Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V bourbon calm and M/V bourbon sapphire in areas…Surveys · 95.5 nm
Survey operations in progress until 31 dec 26 by M/V fugro brasilis in area bound by: 08-00.00N 057-09.90W,…Surveys · 96 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

40 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 05:19Z; source collection times vary.

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