Derelict M/V octagon adrift in 45-22N 016-21W
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1070/10
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2010-06-13 03:45Z
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) · MRCC FALMOUTH 100303Z JUN 10.. Issued 2010-06-10 03:43Z. 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 45.367, -16.350. 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
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V octagon, four persons on board, in 45-22N 016-21Wcancelled by this notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2010-06-10 03:43Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2010-06-13 03:45Z
- authority
- MRCC FALMOUTH 100303Z JUN 10.
- issued by
- MRCC FALMOUTH
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 45.367, -16.350
- vessel
- M/V OCTAGON · 2 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. 1. DERELICT M/V OCTAGON ADRIFT IN 45-22N 016-21W. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1069/10, PERSONS RESCUED. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 130345Z JUN.
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.
- 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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
21 within 180 nm since 2003 · 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.
- 18 meter S/V charal AIS, radar and VHF disabled in 44-19.60N 015-50.80W at 081335Z dec2023-12-08
- Derelict S/V helena, light blue hull, dismasted and adrift in vicinity 47-40.0N 016-00.1W2020-05-23
- Derelict S/V adrift in vicinity 43-02N 016-13W2019-03-16
- Derelict S/V adrift in vicinity 47-46N 017-42W at 302200Z oct2018-10-31
- Derelict M/V flaminia adrift vicinity 46-17N 013-45W at 040600Z aug2012-08-04
- Derelict M/V flaminia adrift vicinity 46-02N 012-49W at 030630Z aug2012-08-03
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
6 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 07:18Z; 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.