Derelict seven meter vessel adrift in 51-48.7N 006-35.0W at 172110Z aug
Celtic Sea · HYDROLANT 1896/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-08-20 22:45Z
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) · WZ 1078/12 172145Z AUG 12.. Issued 2012-08-17 22:48Z. 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
- Celtic Sea. The parsed report position is 51.812, -6.583. 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
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROLANT 1880/122012-08-16 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 1889/122012-08-16 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 1896/12 · this notice2012-08-17 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2012-08-17 22:48Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2012-08-20 22:45Z
- authority
- WZ 1078/12 172145Z AUG 12.
- issued by
- WZ
- sea
- Celtic Sea
- position
- 51.812, -6.583
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
IRELAND-SOUTHEAST COAST. CELTIC SEA. 1. DERELICT SEVEN METER VESSEL ADRIFT IN 51-48.7N 006-35.0W AT 172110Z AUG. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 202245Z AUG 12.
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.
- 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 · derelict & adrift vessels
71 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 S/V adrift in vicinity 49-15.54N 005-19.20W2024-04-09
- Derelict S/V adrift in 49-20.00N 005-41.00W at 090055Z apr2024-04-09
- Derelict nine meter M/V nevermind adrift in vicinity 50-16.00N 003-06.00W at 122204Z mar2024-03-13
- Derelict six meter S/V ouch solo sailor adrift in vicinity 49-21.00N 005-05.00W at 160915Z jan2024-01-16
- Derelict six meter S/V ouch solo sailor adrift in vicinity 49-21.00N 004-41.00W2024-01-15
- Derelict 32 meter F/V nuevo san juan adrift in 48-57.00N 006-20.00W2023-07-10
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 08:42Z; 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.