Derelict vessel, white hull, adrift in 33-59.4N 023-19.3E
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 2106/14
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2014-09-04 16:20Z
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) · MRCC ROME 011101Z SEP 14.. Issued 2014-09-01 16:20Z. 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
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin. The parsed report position is 33.990, 23.322. 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
- Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-57N 023-32E on 31 augcancelled by this 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 2039/142014-08-25 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 2053/142014-08-27 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 2106/14 · this notice2014-09-01 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin →
- issued
- 2014-09-01 16:20Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2014-09-04 16:20Z
- authority
- MRCC ROME 011101Z SEP 14.
- issued by
- MRCC ROME
- sea
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
- position
- 33.990, 23.322
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA. LIBYA. 1. DERELICT VESSEL, WHITE HULL, ADRIFT IN 33-59.4N 023-19.3E. REPORTS TO MRCC ROME, INMARSAT-C: 424744220, PHONE: 39 065 908 4527, 39 065 908 4409, FAX: 390 6592 2737, 3906 5908 4793, E-MAIL: ITMRCC@MIT.GOV.IT. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 2092/14. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 041620Z SEP 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.
- MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
- A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
- Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET
- The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROLANT
- The U.S. long-range warning series for Atlantic waters outside NAVAREA IV, including the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
14 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 vessel partially submerged and adrift in 35-09N 022-03E at 141139Z feb2016-02-14
- Derelict 60 foot F/V, blue and white hull, adrift vicinity 34-39N 021-48E at 231300Z nov2014-11-24
- Derelict F/V, blue and white hull, adrift vicinity 34-35N 021-43E at 231000Z nov2014-11-23
- Derelict F/V, red hull, adrift in 34-08.6N 021-04.1E2014-09-02
- Derelict 14 meter vessel navigator star, white hull, adrift in 33-51N 023-25E2014-08-27
- Derelict 14 meter vessel navigator star, white hull, adrift in 33-51N 023-25E2014-08-25
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 2026-10-02 21:53Z; 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.