M/V continship key disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 26-08.80N 088-45.30W
Gulf of Mexico · HYDROLANT 1989/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-09-22 15:56Z
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) · RCC NEW ORLEANS 0/23 042051Z SEP 23.. Issued 2023-09-04 21:29Z. 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
- Gulf of Mexico. The parsed report position is 26.147, -88.755. 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 Gulf of Mexico →
- issued
- 2023-09-04 21:29Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC NEW ORLEANS 0/23 042051Z SEP 23.
- issued by
- RCC NEW ORLEANS
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 26.147, -88.755
- vessel
- M/V CONTINSHIP KEY
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF MEXICO. DNC 15. M/V CONTINSHIP KEY DISABLED AND ADRIFT DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE IN 26-08.80N 088-45.30W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC NEW ORLEANS, PHONE: 855 485 3727, FAX: 504 589 2148, EMAIL: D8COMMANDCENTER@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.
- RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
- The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
47 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.
- Vessel disabled and adrift in 27-42.36N 086-10.67W at 221334Z may2023-05-22
- Louisiana DNC 152023-01-20
- Derelict 180 foot M/V abshire tide, black, green and white hull, adrift in 24-17.60N 086-15.10W2022-12-25
- Derelict 180 foot M/V abshire tide, black hull, adrift in vicinity 24-17.60N 086-15.10W2022-12-22
- Derelict 180 foot M/V abshire tide, black hull, adrift in 24-33.90N 086-03.87W2022-12-21
- Derelict 180 foot M/V abshire tide, black hull, adrift in 24-50.10N 085-56.80W2022-12-21
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
5 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-30 08:24Z; 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.