M/V asphalt sailor disabled and adrift in 37-55.5N 068-50.1W at 132110Z jul
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2174/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-07-27 13:56Z
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 BOSTON 132332Z JUL 17.. Issued 2017-07-13 23:49Z. 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 37.925, -68.835. 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
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2017-07-13 23:49Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC BOSTON 132332Z JUL 17.
- issued by
- RCC BOSTON
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 37.925, -68.835
- vessel
- M/V ASPHALT SAILOR
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. DNC 17. M/V ASPHALT SAILOR DISABLED AND ADRIFT IN 37-55.5N 068-50.1W AT 132110Z JUL. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC BOSTON, PHONE: 617 223 8555, E-MAIL: RCCBOSTON@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.
- 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.
- 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
16 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.
- 72 foot F/V mister marco, disabled and adrift in 38-51.3N 071-38.4W at 011630Z jun2020-06-01
- 13 meter S/V alien 1 disabled and adrift in 37-45.18N 066-19.16W2015-06-07
- Derelict six meter vessel adrift in 37-28.5N 069-38.8W at 250114Z may2015-05-26
- Derelict 35 foot S/V angel partially submerged and adrift in 35-27.8N 070-05.2W2015-04-02
- 360 foot M/V grey shark on fire and adrift in 37-52.3N 071-15.4W at 160700Z mar2015-03-16
- Derelict 41 foot S/V elusive adrift vicinity 35-45N 068-26W at 231200Z may2014-05-23
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 2026-09-24 22:45Z; 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.