Wide berth requested
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1994/14
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-02-28 10:35Z
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) · AVURNAV DAKAR 38/14 201621Z AUG 14.. Issued 2014-08-20 17:16Z. 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 14.667, -17.367. 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 1994/14 · this notice2014-08-20 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 2778/142014-11-17 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2014-08-20 17:16Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AVURNAV DAKAR 38/14 201621Z AUG 14.
- issued by
- AVURNAV DAKAR
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 14.667, -17.367
- vessel
- F/V PETIT MARILOU
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. SENEGAL. CHART 51561 DERELICT F/V PETIT MARILOU AGROUND IN 14-40N 017-22W AT 201430Z AUG. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- Chart reference
- The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
- Derelict
- An abandoned vessel still afloat and drifting, with no one on board.
- 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.
- Wide berth requested
- Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
28 within 180 nm since 1999 · 2 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 adrift2026-08-30
- Derelict vessel adrift in 15-54.09N 016-34.57W2026-08-30
- Derelict ten meter vessel partially submerged and adrift in vicinity 14-39.00N 019-18.00W at 021800Z oct2023-10-02
- Two derelict canoes adrift at 301230Z sep in vicinity: a. 15-25.00N 018-25.00W2023-09-30
- Derelict vessel adrift in vicinity 16-08.00N 018-23.00W at 061030Z sep2023-09-06
- Derelict 20 meter vessel adrift in vicinity 15-35.00N 018-23.00W at 051238Z sep2023-09-05
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 2026-09-26 05:21Z; 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.