Derelict F/V virgen del rocio adrift in 46-22S 066-38W
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1052/02
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2002-05-07 19:57Z
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 VI 165/02 070200Z MAY 02. Issued 2002-05-07 02:35Z. 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 -46.367, -66.633. 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
- Cancel HYDROLANT 1052/02later cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2002-05-07 02:35Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA VI 165/02 070200Z MAY 02
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -46.367, -66.633
- vessel
- F/V VIRGEN DEL ROCIO
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. DERELICT F/V VIRGEN DEL ROCIO ADRIFT IN 46-22S 066-38W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 14 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.
- 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
17 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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 F/V puente america adrift in 47-10S 063-23W2007-01-27
- Derelict F/V adrift vicinity 47-01S 063-44W2007-01-21
- F/V don juan adrift 45-28S 064-33W2006-07-26
- F/V magdalena adrift 45-16S 064-24W2006-07-26
- Derelict F/V adrift vicinity 45-38S 063-46W at 090200Z mar2005-03-09
- Derelict F/V petrel adrift in 46-26S 065-15W2003-10-03
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 2026-10-03 08:50Z; 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.