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Hydrographic Services | NIMASA
+234 02016309590, +234 02016309591, +234 02016309592
info@nimasa.gov.ng
Hydrographic Services
Completed and Planne Future Hydrographic Surveys
Information on identified location and marked ship wrecks in Nigerian territorials Waters available in the following regions
Western zone
Central Zone
Eastern Zone
For further information please refer to Maritime Safety Information (MSI).
Hydrographers Passage Planning Chartlets
For Information on passage planning within Nigerian waters, please click on the following link;
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-hydrographic-office
Maritime Safety Information
Publication of Passage Safety information in Nigerian Waters.
Information on positions of wrecks that may obstruct safety of navigation in Nigerian territorial waters
IDENTIFICATION LOCATION AND MARKING OF SHIP WRECKS WESTERN ZONE
AC ID
AERIAL CONTACT COORDINATE
REMARK
NORTHING (mN)
EASTING (mE)
ACC 1
06° 26′ 11″.12
003° 18′ 20″.57
Cluster Area, Wreck, Inactive vessels
ACC 2
06° 25′ 53″.60
003°18′ 59″.55
Cluster Area, Wreck, Inactive vessels
ACC 3
06° 25′ 45″.81
003° 19′ 19″.58
Cluster Area, Wreck, Inactive vessels
ACC 4
06° 25′ 50″.02
003° 19′ 19″.19
Cluster Area, Wreck, Inactive vessels
ACC 5
06° 24′ 54″.56
003° 19′ 57″.44
Cluster Area, Wreck, Inactive vessels
ACC 6
06° 52′ 19″.20
003° 22′ 32″.98
Debris / Flotsam /Logs
ACC 7
06° 39′ 23″.61
003° 32′ 09″.79
Wooden Canoe/ Logs
ACC 8
06° 23′ 09″.91
003° 32′ 32″.43
Logs /Flotsam
A1: WESTERN ZONE
Sonar ID
Sonar Contact Coordinate
Depth of Area
Remark
Easting(m)
Northing(m)
WRK 1
544894.08
710516.61
11
WRK 2
544062.48
709777.65
9.7
WRK 3
543769.67
706759.99
Surf zone
WRK 4
542867.28
706923.36
Surf Zone
WRK 5
541705.69
706901.76
Surf zone
WRK 6
538648.12
706117.11
14.1
DEBRI
536627.73
705373.04
15.3
SCAR
543576.47
706069.69
13
A2: WESTERN ZONE
IDENTIFICATION LOCATION AND MARKING OF SHIP WRECKS CENTRAL ZONE
Contact Name
WGS84Lat
WSG84Lon
Easting(mE)
Northing(mN)
Contact Height(m)
Contact Length(m)
Contact Width (m)
Remarks
Wreck1
4.435796155
7.147303569
294419.0414
490555.7152
3.11
17.50
3.29
Mould
4.644018118
7.155883578
295430.1213
513581.4261
0.00
0.00
0.00
FootPrint
4.619216473
7.168721256
296847.6213
510834.827
0.00
0.00
0.00
Scar
4.592368136
7.182011501
298314.8965
507861.8179
0.00
0.00
0.00
Wreck2
4.615337292
7.179319172
297911.6224
510426.4445
0.10
82.59
4.84
Wreck2b
4.615548897
7.178458943
297927.1931
510426.4445
0.79
91.00
15.76
Scar4
4.628066447
7.166121551
296561.652
511814.3204
0.00
0.00
0.00
Mould4
4.459643014
7.171664895
297129.6976
493186.2836
2.34
43.96
11.13
Wreck3
4.455618448
7.168232063
296747.5584
492742.1426
5.82
102.75
11.93
CENTRAL ZONE A1
IDENTIFICATION LOCATION AND MARKING OF SHIP WRECKS EASTERN ZONE
COORDINATES
COORDINATES
DIMENSIONS
S/N
EASTING
NORTHING
LATITUDE (N)
LONGITUDE (E)
DESCRIPTION OF ITEM(S)
LENGTH(M))
WIDTH(M))
1
290395.1
516718.6
04° 40′ 20″.15
007°06’37”.56
VESSEL WRECK
40.2m
9.1m
(SURFACED)
2
287406.5
518656.7
04° 41′ 22″.96
007° 05′ 00″.44
VESSEL WRECK
52.2m
13.9m
(SURFACED)
3
278653.9
526558.9
04° 45′ 39″.37
007° 00′ 15″.76
WRECK NEAR MACOBA
JETTY
4
278627.1
5263930.1
04° 45′ 33″.88
007° 00′ 14″.90
SUSPECTED WRECK
25.6m
16.2m
5
286499.3
52293.7
04° 43′ 42″.75
007° 04′ 30″.62
SUSPECTED WRECK
36.5m
18.3m
(SURFACED)
6
287477.9
522284.3
04° 43′ 21″.05
007° 05′ 02″.43
SUSPECTED OBJECTION
29.3m
7.4m
SAEBED
7
278994.8
527977.8
04° 46′ 25″.59
007° 00′ 26″.68
SUSPECTED WRECK
8.5m
5.3m
(SUBMERGED)
8
279074.1
527929.5
04° 46′ 24″.02
007° 00′ 29″.26
SUSPECTED
14.6m
8.9m
BARGE(SUBMERGED)
EASTERN ZONE A1
The Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC), is equipped with GMDSS equipment, where the watch duty officers disseminate maritime safety information (MSI) to all ships within the Nigerian territorial waters through the GMDSS equipment.
In an event of emergency, the RMRCC service is available 24 hours. The Contact details are below:
Telephone: 07000700010, 07000700020, 07000700030
Email:
rmrcc.lagos@nimasa.gov.ng
The Centre can also be reached by Marine Radios on Channel 16 and 2182.
NIMASA Contact Centre
+234 02016309590, +234 02016309591, +234 02016309592
info@nimasa.gov.ng
Hydrographic Services
Completed and Planne Future Hydrographic Surveys
Information on identified location and marked ship wrecks in Nigerian territorials Waters available in the following regions
Western zone
Central Zone
Eastern Zone
For further information please refer to Maritime Safety Information (MSI).
Hydrographers Passage Planning Chartlets
For Information on passage planning within Nigerian waters, please click on the following link;
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-hydrographic-office
Maritime Safety Information
Publication of Passage Safety information in Nigerian Waters.
Information on positions of wrecks that may obstruct safety of navigation in Nigerian territorial waters
IDENTIFICATION LOCATION AND MARKING OF SHIP WRECKS WESTERN ZONE
AC ID
AERIAL CONTACT COORDINATE
REMARK
NORTHING (mN)
EASTING (mE)
ACC 1
06° 26′ 11″.12
003° 18′ 20″.57
Cluster Area, Wreck, Inactive vessels
ACC 2
06° 25′ 53″.60
003°18′ 59″.55
Cluster Area, Wreck, Inactive vessels
ACC 3
06° 25′ 45″.81
003° 19′ 19″.58
Cluster Area, Wreck, Inactive vessels
ACC 4
06° 25′ 50″.02
003° 19′ 19″.19
Cluster Area, Wreck, Inactive vessels
ACC 5
06° 24′ 54″.56
003° 19′ 57″.44
Cluster Area, Wreck, Inactive vessels
ACC 6
06° 52′ 19″.20
003° 22′ 32″.98
Debris / Flotsam /Logs
ACC 7
06° 39′ 23″.61
003° 32′ 09″.79
Wooden Canoe/ Logs
ACC 8
06° 23′ 09″.91
003° 32′ 32″.43
Logs /Flotsam
A1: WESTERN ZONE
Sonar ID
Sonar Contact Coordinate
Depth of Area
Remark
Easting(m)
Northing(m)
WRK 1
544894.08
710516.61
11
WRK 2
544062.48
709777.65
9.7
WRK 3
543769.67
706759.99
Surf zone
WRK 4
542867.28
706923.36
Surf Zone
WRK 5
541705.69
706901.76
Surf zone
WRK 6
538648.12
706117.11
14.1
DEBRI
536627.73
705373.04
15.3
SCAR
543576.47
706069.69
13
A2: WESTERN ZONE
IDENTIFICATION LOCATION AND MARKING OF SHIP WRECKS CENTRAL ZONE
Contact Name
WGS84Lat
WSG84Lon
Easting(mE)
Northing(mN)
Contact Height(m)
Contact Length(m)
Contact Width (m)
Remarks
Wreck1
4.435796155
7.147303569
294419.0414
490555.7152
3.11
17.50
3.29
Mould
4.644018118
7.155883578
295430.1213
513581.4261
0.00
0.00
0.00
FootPrint
4.619216473
7.168721256
296847.6213
510834.827
0.00
0.00
0.00
Scar
4.592368136
7.182011501
298314.8965
507861.8179
0.00
0.00
0.00
Wreck2
4.615337292
7.179319172
297911.6224
510426.4445
0.10
82.59
4.84
Wreck2b
4.615548897
7.178458943
297927.1931
510426.4445
0.79
91.00
15.76
Scar4
4.628066447
7.166121551
296561.652
511814.3204
0.00
0.00
0.00
Mould4
4.459643014
7.171664895
297129.6976
493186.2836
2.34
43.96
11.13
Wreck3
4.455618448
7.168232063
296747.5584
492742.1426
5.82
102.75
11.93
CENTRAL ZONE A1
IDENTIFICATION LOCATION AND MARKING OF SHIP WRECKS EASTERN ZONE
COORDINATES
COORDINATES
DIMENSIONS
S/N
EASTING
NORTHING
LATITUDE (N)
LONGITUDE (E)
DESCRIPTION OF ITEM(S)
LENGTH(M))
WIDTH(M))
1
290395.1
516718.6
04° 40′ 20″.15
007°06’37”.56
VESSEL WRECK
40.2m
9.1m
(SURFACED)
2
287406.5
518656.7
04° 41′ 22″.96
007° 05′ 00″.44
VESSEL WRECK
52.2m
13.9m
(SURFACED)
3
278653.9
526558.9
04° 45′ 39″.37
007° 00′ 15″.76
WRECK NEAR MACOBA
JETTY
4
278627.1
5263930.1
04° 45′ 33″.88
007° 00′ 14″.90
SUSPECTED WRECK
25.6m
16.2m
5
286499.3
52293.7
04° 43′ 42″.75
007° 04′ 30″.62
SUSPECTED WRECK
36.5m
18.3m
(SURFACED)
6
287477.9
522284.3
04° 43′ 21″.05
007° 05′ 02″.43
SUSPECTED OBJECTION
29.3m
7.4m
SAEBED
7
278994.8
527977.8
04° 46′ 25″.59
007° 00′ 26″.68
SUSPECTED WRECK
8.5m
5.3m
(SUBMERGED)
8
279074.1
527929.5
04° 46′ 24″.02
007° 00′ 29″.26
SUSPECTED
14.6m
8.9m
BARGE(SUBMERGED)
EASTERN ZONE A1
The Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC), is equipped with GMDSS equipment, where the watch duty officers disseminate maritime safety information (MSI) to all ships within the Nigerian territorial waters through the GMDSS equipment.
In an event of emergency, the RMRCC service is available 24 hours. The Contact details are below:
Telephone: 07000700010, 07000700020, 07000700030
Email:
rmrcc.lagos@nimasa.gov.ng
The Centre can also be reached by Marine Radios on Channel 16 and 2182.
NIMASA Contact Centre