Derelict & adrift vessels in the North Sea

Abandoned, disabled or drifting vessels.

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since 1999
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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 2024–2026 are under-counted.

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Archive · 34 cancelled

  1. HYDROLANT 440/242024-03-03 → 2024-03-06
    Derelict vessel adrift in 54-26.60N 002-01.40E at 031230Z mar
    North Sea
  2. HYDROLANT 706/232023-04-01 → 2023-04-02
    Derelict S/V adrift in 52-06.00N 001-57.00E at 012100Z apr
    North Sea · England
  3. HYDROLANT 1748/212021-07-03 → 2021-07-06
    Derelict vessel submerged and adrift in vicinity 58-09.4N 003-31.5W at 030459Z jul
    North Sea · Scotland
  4. HYDROLANT 932/202020-03-11 → 2020-03-14
    Derelict six meter vessel, red and blue hull, adrift in 53-01.3N 001-09.6E at 111130Z mar
    North Sea · England
  5. HYDROLANT 624/202020-02-19 → 2020-02-22
    Derelict nine meter S/V, white and blue hull, adrift in vicinity 56-50N 001-38W at 192100Z feb
    North Sea · Scotland
  6. HYDROLANT 2767/192019-09-11 → 2019-09-14
    Derelict vessel adrift in vicinity 57-30N 003-08E at 110600Z sep
    North Sea
  7. HYDROLANT 932/192019-03-24 → 2019-03-27
    Six meter vessel adrift in 51-22.5N 001-28.2E at 241550Z mar
    North Sea · Dover Strait · England
  8. HYDROLANT 687/172017-03-02 → 2017-03-05
    Derelict 13 meter S/V adrift in vicinity 59-47.5N 001-29.7E at 021320Z mar
    North Sea · Shetland Islands
  9. HYDROLANT 679/172017-03-01 → 2017-03-02
    Derelict 13 meter S/V adrift in vicinity 59-33.0N 001-03.5E at 011735Z mar
    North Sea · Shetland Islands
  10. HYDROLANT 676/172017-03-01 → 2017-03-01
    Derelict 13 meter S/V adrift in 59-30.8N 001-01.7E at 011445Z mar
    North Sea · Shetland Islands
  11. HYDROLANT 664/172017-02-28 → 2017-03-01
    Derelict 13 meter S/V adrift in 59-38.9N 000-26.1E at 281845Z feb
    North Sea · Shetland Islands
  12. HYDROLANT 3214/152015-12-30 → 2016-01-02
    Derelict barge adrift vicinity 55-01N 003-33E at 301600Z dec
    North Sea
  13. HYDROLANT 2820/152015-11-16 → 2015-11-19
    Derelict 13 meter S/V adrift vicinity 58-18.4N 001-44.0W
    North Sea · Scotland-east Coast
  14. HYDROLANT 1991/142014-08-20 → 2014-08-23
    Derelict S/V adrift in 53-16N 002-13E at 200710Z aug
    Southern North Sea
  15. HYDROLANT 1975/142014-08-18 → 2014-08-20
    Derelict S/V adrift in 53-25.6N 001-42.3E at 181623Z aug
    Southern North Sea
  16. HYDROLANT 1971/142014-08-18 → 2014-08-18
    Derelict S/V adrift in 53-25.6N 001-27.2E at 181000Z aug
    Southern North Sea
  17. HYDROLANT 1684/142014-07-11 → 2014-07-12
    Derelict 17 foot S/V, white hull, adrift in 53-27N 002-30E at 110943Z jul
    Southern North Sea
  18. HYDROLANT 2961/122012-12-15 → 2012-12-16
    Derelict vessel adrift in 58-22.8N 000-44.3E at 151615Z dec
    North Sea
  19. HYDROLANT 2469/122012-10-22 → 2012-10-23
    Derelict helicopter adrift in 59-28.4N 002-00.9W at 221740Z oct
    Scotland-north Coast · Fair Isle Channel
  20. HYDROLANT 1521/122012-07-09 → 2012-07-10
    Derelict F/V on fire and adrift in 58-53.1N 000-54.6W at 091640Z jul
    Scotland · Orkney Islands
  21. HYDROLANT 992/122012-05-10 → 2012-05-11
    Derelict helicopter in 56-58.4N 001-38.3W at 101810Z may
    Scotland-east Coast
  22. HYDROLANT 906/092009-05-15 → 2009-05-22
    Derelict 28 foot S/V, white hull, adrift in 56-14.5N 001-43.9W at 151914Z may
  23. HYDROLANT 1872/072007-11-11 → 2007-11-18
    Derelict F/V adrift in 53-51N 000-31E at 111313Z nov
  24. HYDROLANT 2218/052005-11-29 → 2006-01-18
    M/V adrift in 54-29.6N 000-29.0W at 291850Z nov
  25. HYDROLANT 2744/022002-12-14 → 2002-12-14
    Derelict M/V tricolor adrift vicinity 51-22N 002-13E
  26. HYDROLANT 3179/012001-12-15 → 2001-12-15
    Derelict vessel on fire and adrift in 55-24N 001-18W at 150040Z dec
  27. HYDROLANT 504/012001-02-10 → 2001-02-17
    Derelict F/V awash and adrift in 59-17.5N 001-14.4W at 102100Z feb
  28. HYDROLANT 2799/991999-12-25 → 1999-12-31
    Derelict M/V confidence adrift vicinity 55-41.5N 000-06.0W at 250500Z dec
  29. HYDROLANT 1792/991999-08-25 → 1999-08-28
    M/V ever decent with hazardous cargo on fire and adrift vicinity 51-27N 001-47E at 251500Z aug
  30. HYDROLANT 1782/991999-08-25 → 1999-08-25
    M/V ever decent with hazardous cargo on fire and adrift vicinity 51-27N 001-46E at 250645Z aug
  31. HYDROLANT 1781/991999-08-25 → 1999-08-25
    M/V ever decent with hazardous cargo on fire and adrift vicinity 51-20N 001-43E at 250010Z aug
  32. HYDROLANT 1774/991999-08-24 → 1999-08-24
    Vessel with hazardous cargo on fire and adrift in 51-18.6N 001-41.2E at 240900Z aug
  33. HYDROLANT 1773/991999-08-24 → 1999-08-24
    Vessel with hazardous cargo on fire and adrift in 51-29.9N 001-51.2E at 240320Z aug
  34. HYDROLANT 1740/991999-08-19 → 1999-08-27
    Derelict F/V gerda maria on fire and adrift in 53-30.6N 003-01.3E at 182331Z aug

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