F/V sextant adrift in 46-25.57N 004-08.72W on 29 jan
Bay of Biscay · HYDROLANT 206/08
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2008-01-29 09:18Z
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) · MRCC ETEL 290522Z JAN 08.. Issued 2008-01-29 09:03Z. 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
- Bay of Biscay. The parsed report position is 46.426, -4.145. 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
- Cancel HYDROLANT 206/07 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Bay of Biscay →
- issued
- 2008-01-29 09:03Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC ETEL 290522Z JAN 08.
- issued by
- MRCC ETEL
- sea
- Bay of Biscay
- position
- 46.426, -4.145
- vessel
- F/V SEXTANT
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
F/V SEXTANT ADRIFT IN 46-25.57N 004-08.72W ON 29 JAN. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC ETEL, TELEX: 42950519, PHONE: 3 329 755 3535, FAX: 3 329 755 4934, E-MAIL: ETEL.MRCC@EQUIPMENT.GOUV.FR.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
- A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
188 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 S/V adrift in vicinity 49-15.54N 005-19.20W2024-04-09
- Derelict six meter S/V, white hull, adrift in vicinity 46-29.47N 002-34.03W at 031900Z mar2024-03-31
- 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 six meter S/V ouch solo sailor dismasted and adrift in vicinity 48-55.56N 004-38.02W2024-01-13
- Derelict 150 meter M/V guana adrift in 47-30.00N 006-22.00W at 271700Z dec2023-12-28
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 01:15Z; 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.