Derelicts

M/V disabled due to engine failure in 35-21N 022-41E at 291430Z may

Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 1047/03

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2003-05-30 08:50Z

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) · JRCC PIRAEUS AOR-E EGC#995 291610Z MAY 03; NAVAREA II 173/03 291625Z MAY 03. Issued 2003-05-29 18:30Z. 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
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin. The parsed report position is 35.350, 22.683. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2003-05-29 18:30Z
status
Archived notice
authority
JRCC PIRAEUS AOR-E EGC#995 291610Z MAY 03; NAVAREA II 173/03 291625Z MAY 03
NAVAREA
NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
issued by
JRCC PIRAEUS AOR-E
sea
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
position
35.350, 22.683
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. M/V DISABLED DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE IN 35-21N 022-41E
   AT 291430Z MAY. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED
   TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
   REPORTS TO JRCC PIRAEUS, TELEX: 6012 11588,
   PHONE: 3021 0411 2500, FAX: 3021 0413 2398.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1004/03(51), OPERATIONS COMPLETED.

Reading this warning

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.
Keep a sharp lookout
A request to every ship in the area to watch for the vessel, people or object described.
Assist if possible
The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.
RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROLANT
The U.S. long-range warning series for Atlantic waters outside NAVAREA IV, including the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas.

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Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels

15 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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 2026-10-02 21:16Z; source collection times vary.

Derelicts

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