Derelict & adrift vessels in 2026

Abandoned, disabled or drifting vessels.

issued in 2026: 7
still in force: 5
vs 2025: +600%
first · last: 07-21 · 08-19

Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so this year is under-counted.

By month

By NAVAREA series

HYDROPAC5
HYDROLANT1
NAVAREA XI1

Where · top seas

North Pacific Ocean	3	43%
North Atlantic Ocean	1	14%
Persian Gulf	1	14%
Arabian Sea	1	14%
Arafura Sea	1	14%

All derelict & adrift vessels issued in 2026 · 7

NAVAREA XI 373/26in force2026-08-19
Derelict bulk carrier, about 140 meters long, adrift at 26-43.9N 151-56.1E in North Pacific near Minamitori Shima, as of August 19; message cancels August 22.
North Pacific, Minamitori Shima
HYDROPAC 2382/262026-08-19 → 2026-08-19
A derelict orange lifeboat is adrift at 26-41.81N 152-04.40E as of 190000Z August, with cancellation effective 221240Z August.
North Pacific
HYDROPAC 2381/262026-08-19 → 2026-08-19
A 465-foot motor vessel named SLNC York is adrift at 26-43.90N 151-56.10E as of 19 August.
North Pacific
HYDROLANT 1558/26in force2026-08-12
A vessel is adrift at 29-03.30N 011-00.68W in the North Atlantic near Morocco as of August 12.
North Atlantic · Morocco
HYDROPAC 2209/26in force2026-08-03
A ten-meter derelict vessel is adrift at 11-55.02S 141-54.27E in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia, as of 020629Z Aug.
Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia
HYDROPAC 2202/26in force2026-08-01
The ship Gazlog Shanghai is disabled and adrift in the Strait of Hormuz near Oman at position 26-05.11N 056-35.40E as of 312330Z July.
Strait of Hormuz · Oman
HYDROPAC 2092/26in force2026-07-21
The derelict vessel Al Jafzia is aground in the Arabian Sea off India at 19-11N 072-46E.
Arabian Sea · India

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