Ship-name archive · official navigational warnings

MSC Hermes III

1 public warning uses this name, 2026-09-22. 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

No displayed 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 06:29Z

Derelict M/V msc hermes III adrift in vicinity 11-45.00N 112-15.00E

Derelicts · South China Sea

HYDROPAC 2740/26

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: 0 days
Warning days covered: 1.3 days
Separate warning periods: 1
Warnings with a map location: 1 / 1

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

Map center of HYDROPAC 2740/26, issued 2026-09-22 06:29Z: 11.750, 112.250. The center may represent an operation area, route or hazard. It is not a confirmed vessel position. Issue time is the warning publication time; any observation time must be read in the original message.

Related warning groups

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Derelicts · 2 messages · 2026-09-22Abandoned vessel, M/V msc hermes 3, 213 metre long, adrift in vicinity of 11-45N 112-15E on 220820Z sep

Source warnings · 1

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

One public mention is available. HYDROPAC 2740/26 contains the full warning record.

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DerelictsHYDROPAC 2740/26Issued 2026-09-22 06:29Z
Derelict M/V msc hermes III adrift in vicinity 11-45.00N 112-15.00E
South China Sea · South China Sea
Warning cancelled 2026-09-23 14:45Z (dropped from inforce)
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SOUTH CHINA SEA.
1. DERELICT M/V MSC HERMES III ADRIFT
   IN VICINITY 11-45.00N 112-15.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 250631Z SEP 26.
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