Derelict S/V adrift in 53-25.6N 001-27.2E at 181000Z aug
North Sea · HYDROLANT 1971/14
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2014-08-18 20:20Z
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 1062/14 181005Z AUG 2014.. Issued 2014-08-18 11:15Z. 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 Sea. The parsed report position is 53.427, 1.453. 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
- Derelict S/V adrift in 53-25.6N 001-42.3E at 181623Z auglater cancellation notice
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 1971/14 · this notice2014-08-18 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 1975/142014-08-18 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 1991/142014-08-20 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2014-08-18 11:15Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2014-08-21 11:25Z
- authority
- WZ 1062/14 181005Z AUG 2014.
- issued by
- WZ
- sea
- North Sea
- position
- 53.427, 1.453
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SOUTHERN NORTH SEA. 1. DERELICT S/V ADRIFT IN 53-25.6N 001-27.2E AT 181000Z AUG. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 211125Z AUG 14.
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
36 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.
- Derelict vessel adrift in 54-26.60N 002-01.40E at 031230Z mar2024-03-03
- Derelict S/V adrift in 52-06.00N 001-57.00E at 012100Z apr2023-04-01
- Derelict vessels adrift in area bound by 51-24.00N 000-59.00E, 51-24.00N 002-00.00E, 50-43.00N 002-00.00E,…2022-11-04
- Derelict seven meter vessel, white hull, adrift in 51-01.7N 001-38.7E at 141217Z jan2022-01-14
- Derelict vessel, grey hull, adrift in vicinity 50-31N 000-51E at 081930Z oct2021-10-09
- Derelict nine meter vessel, grey hull, adrift in vicinity 50-41.5N 001-22.9E at 210915Z sep2021-09-21
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 2026-10-01 21:05Z; 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.