Wrecks

Dangerous wreck in 24-33.9N 097-27.7W

Gulf of Mexico · NAVAREA IV 824/18

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2019-06-14 11:41Z

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) · MEXICO IV 95/18 040710Z OCT 18.. Issued 2018-10-04 08:59Z. 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
Gulf of Mexico. The parsed report position is 24.546, -97.441. 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 Gulf of Mexico →

issued
2018-10-04 08:59Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MEXICO IV 95/18 040710Z OCT 18.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
MEXICO IV
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
24.546, -97.441
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF MEXICO.
MEXICO.
CHART 28330.
1. DANGEROUS WRECK IN 24-33.9N 097-27.7W.
2. NAVIGATION PROHIBITED IN AREA BOUND BY
   24-33.78N 097-30.01W, 24-30.03N 097-25.93W,
   24-31.41N 097-22.93W, 24-35.64N 097-26.73W.

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.
Navigation prohibited
Ships may not enter or pass through the area, or a port is closed to traffic.
Area bound by
Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.

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Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

2 within 180 nm since 2018 · 1 in the last 12 months · 1 listed in force now

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26

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

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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

Worldwide in the collected sources

37 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-25 14:19Z; 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.