Derelicts

Derelict 105 meter platform, last known position 35-48S 013-35W on 30 apr

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1012/06

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2006-06-01 00:00Z

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) · NAVAREA VII 78/06 250939Z MAY 06.. Issued 2006-05-25 10:27Z. 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: South Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is -35.800, -13.583. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →

issued: 2006-05-25 10:27Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA VII 78/06 250939Z MAY 06.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA VII · named as the source of this relay
sea: South Atlantic Ocean
position: -35.800, -13.583
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. DERELICT 105 METER PLATFORM, LAST KNOWN POSITION
   35-48S 013-35W ON 30 APR. VESSELS REQUESTED TO KEEP
   A SHARP LOOKOUT. REPORTS TO CAPE TOWN RADIO.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 JUN.

Reading this warning

Derelict: An abandoned vessel still afloat and drifting, with no one on board.
Last known position: The most recent confirmed position of a missing vessel or person — the starting point of a search.
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.
Keep a sharp lookout: A request to every ship in the area to watch for the vessel, people or object described.
CANCEL THIS MSG: The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

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Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels

2 within 180 nm since 2006 · 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.

Derelict lifeboat adrift in 33-49.0S 013-10.9W2017-02-07

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

5 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-25 03:25Z; 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.