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MSC Hermes 3

2 public warnings use this name, 2026-09-22 to 2026-09-24. The notices cover South China Sea. Compare what each source reports, how its wording changes, and which identifiers are actually attached to the name.

These are mentions of a name. They can describe vessel operations, hazards or different ships using the same name.

What the reports establish

1 warning is recorded as in force. 1 has been cancelled. Cancellation concerns the notice; it does not establish the vessel’s current condition or a successful recovery.

First dated report in this archive

Issued 2026-09-22 09:00Z

Abandoned vessel, M/V msc hermes 3, 213 metre long, adrift in vicinity of 11-45N 112-15E on 220820Z sep

Derelicts · South China Sea, Northern Part

NAVAREA XI 424/26

Latest dated report in this archive

Issued 2026-09-24 12:00Z

Drifted abandoned vessel, M/V msc hermes 3, removed

Derelicts · South China Sea, Northern Part

NAVAREA XI 427/26

Which vessel does this name identify?

No IMO or MMSI can be confidently attached to this name from the displayed warnings. A matching name alone cannot establish that these reports concern the same vessel.

Name styles in these reports: M/V. Interpreted vessel types: merchant vessel.

Warning record and geographic coverage

Dated report span: 2.1 days
Warning days covered: 2.8 days
Separate warning periods: 1
Warnings with a map location: 1 / 2

Warning days combine recorded issue-to-cancellation periods, counting overlapping days once. In-force notices extend to the calculation time. These periods describe the warning record, not days at sea or the duration of a vessel incident.

South China Sea warning history

What changed between reports

Compare adjacent dated warnings. Changes can describe a new operation or a different vessel with the same name. Distances compare warning map centers; they do not measure vessel travel. Source statements retain their wording, with numbering and spacing normalized.

2026-09-24reported area changedDRIFTED ABANDONED VESSEL, M/V MSC HERMES 3, REMOVED

NAVAREA XI 424/26 NAVAREA XI 427/26 · 2.1 days between issue dates

Warning type: Derelicts (unchanged)
Area: South China Sea, Northern Part · South China Sea → South China Sea, Northern Part

Wording in the later-listed report

DRIFTED ABANDONED VESSEL, M/V MSC HERMES 3, REMOVED

Wording only in the earlier-listed report

ABANDONED VESSEL, M/V MSC HERMES 3, 213 METRE LONG, ADRIFT IN VICINITY OF 11-45N 112-15E ON 220820Z SEP

Related warning groups

Groups collect related messages. Membership does not establish that every report describes the same vessel incident.

Derelicts · 4 messages · 2026-09-22Drifted abandoned vessel, M/V msc hermes 3, removed

Reading these reports

Adrift: Loose and moving with wind and current — a vessel, container, buoy, log or anything else no longer secured.
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.
Date-time group (DTG): A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
CANCEL THIS MSG: The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

All warning terms →

Source warnings · 2

Oldest dated warning first; undated messages follow. Open each entry to read its complete original text.

1
DerelictsNAVAREA XI 424/26Issued 2026-09-22 09:00Z
Abandoned vessel, M/V msc hermes 3, 213 metre long, adrift in vicinity of 11-45N 112-15E on 220820Z sep
South China Sea, Northern Part · South China Sea
Warning cancelled 2026-09-24 12:21Z (dropped from inforce)
Read original warning
```
SOUTH CHINA SEA, NORTHERN PART.
ABANDONED VESSEL, M/V MSC HERMES 3,
213 METRE LONG, ADRIFT IN VICINITY OF
11-45N 112-15E ON 220820Z SEP.
CANCEL THIS MSG 250820Z SEP.
```
2
DerelictsNAVAREA XI 427/26Issued 2026-09-24 12:00Z
Drifted abandoned vessel, M/V msc hermes 3, removed
South China Sea, Northern Part
Warning recorded as in force
Read original warning
```
SOUTH CHINA SEA, NORTHERN PART.
DRIFTED ABANDONED VESSEL, M/V MSC
HERMES 3, REMOVED.
CANCEL 0424/26 AND THIS MSG.
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