Vessel disabled and adrift in 20-22.04N 067-28.05W
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1819/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-09-01 15:25Z
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) · RSC SAN JUAN 0/23 161605Z AUG 23.. Issued 2023-08-16 16:30Z. 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
- North Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is 20.367, -67.468. 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 North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2023-08-16 16:30Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RSC SAN JUAN 0/23 161605Z AUG 23.
- issued by
- RSC SAN JUAN
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 20.367, -67.468
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. DNC 16. VESSEL DISABLED AND ADRIFT IN 20-22.04N 067-28.05W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RSC SAN JUAN, PHONE: 787 289 2041, E-MAIL: SSJCC@USCG.MIL.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
11 within 180 nm since 2013 · 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 20 foot M/V opiquette 2, white hull adrift in vicinity 21-06.00N 067-25.00W2022-11-17
- Derelict 28 foot vessel adrift in vicinity 20-36.73N 066-57.60W2022-11-16
- Derelict 35 foot S/V dismasted and adrift in 19-54.47N 065-50.00W at 190230Z jan2021-01-20
- Derelict vessel, blue hull with red stripe, partially submerged and adrift in vicinity 20-24.2N 068-44.1W2021-01-15
- Three persons overboard from 17 foot vessel adrift in 19-21.5N 068-24.8W2020-02-23
- Derelict 27 foot vessel sank vicinity isla de culebra (18-19N 065-17W)2016-03-15
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
- Cabo engano lighthouse 18-36.80N 068-19.50W unlitNav aids · 116 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
6 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 10:38Z; 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.