Derelict S/V adrift in 38-18N 045-57W at 111925Z may
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1004/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-05-12 09:39Z
This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · RNW 112219Z MAY 12.. Issued 2012-05-11 22:44Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- North Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is 38.300, -45.950. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROLANT 1004/12 · this notice2012-05-11 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 236/122012-05-12 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2012-05-11 22:44Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2012-05-14 22:45Z
- authority
- RNW 112219Z MAY 12.
- issued by
- RNW
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 38.300, -45.950
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NORTH ATLANTIC. 1. DERELICT S/V ADRIFT IN 38-18N 045-57W AT 111925Z MAY. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 142245Z MAY.
Reading this warning
- Derelict
- An abandoned vessel still afloat and drifting, with no one on board.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
21 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- 40 foot vessel kemo sabe disabled and adrift in 36-14.00N 043-36.00W at 181047Z jun2022-06-18
- Derelict 38 foot S/V boundless, white with blue trim, adrift in 40-31.8N 045-34.5W2019-06-14
- Derelict 36 foot S/V fine fleur, white hull, adrift in 36-53.75N 046-32.61W at 201600Z jun2018-06-21
- Derelict 36 foot S/V fine fleur in 36-53.75N 046-32.61W at 201600Z jun 182018-06-20
- Derelict ten meter S/V aela, yellow hull, dismasted and adrift in 37-11.4N 045-40.3W2017-05-07
- Derelict 36 foot S/V palagos junior adrift in vicinity 37-25.6N 046-20.4W at 011650Z may2017-05-01
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
6 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 07:00Z; source collection times vary.
Derelicts
Abandoned, disabled or drifting vessels. All current derelict & adrift vessels →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.