Fishing gear abandoned in 50-17.1N 002-19.2W at 041122Z jul
English Channel · HYDROLANT 1297/03
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2003-07-07 10:40Z
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) · WZ 857/03 041150Z JUL 03. Issued 2003-07-04 15:53Z. 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
- English Channel. The parsed report position is 50.285, -2.320. 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
Current notices and reporting history in the English Channel →
- issued
- 2003-07-04 15:53Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- WZ 857/03 041150Z JUL 03
- issued by
- WZ
- sea
- English Channel
- position
- 50.285, -2.320
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. FISHING GEAR ABANDONED IN 50-17.1N 002-19.2W AT 041122Z JUL. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 11 JUL.
Reading this warning
- Fish aggregating device (FAD)
- Floating rafts, nets and lines used by fishing fleets — hazards to propellers when they are adrift or unlit.
- 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 · other warnings
264 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.
- Fishing gear, marked by buoys, abandoned in 50-12.57N 004-36.15W2024-01-02
- Cgoc falmouth mf dsc and r/t services at scilly isle site 49-55.7N 006-18.2W unreliable2023-11-25
- Cgoc falmouth mf r/t services at scilly isle site in 49-55.70N 006-18.20W at reduced power2023-07-18
- Ile vierge light 48-38.33N 004-34.04W at reduced intensity2023-01-23
- Fishing gear abandoned in area bound by 50-57.90N 001-09.20E, 50-58.00N 001-12.60E, 50-57.40N 001-12.60E,…2022-11-19
- Ten meter long pipe adrift in vicinity 48-57.09N 004-25.58W2022-11-11
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
21 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 08:07Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.