Two derelict canoes adrift at 301230Z sep in vicinity: a. 15-25.00N 018-25.00W
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2215/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-10-03 18:20Z
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) · NAVAREA II 267/23 301815Z SEP 23.. Issued 2023-09-30 18:20Z. 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
- North Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is 15.458, -18.467. 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 1983/232023-09-04 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 2000/232023-09-05 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 2010/232023-09-06 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 2215/23 · this notice2023-09-30 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2023-09-30 18:20Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2023-10-03 18:20Z
- authority
- NAVAREA II 267/23 301815Z SEP 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 15.458, -18.467
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. SENEGAL. DNC 01. 1. TWO DERELICT CANOES ADRIFT AT 301230Z SEP IN VICINITY: A. 15-25.00N 018-25.00W. B. 15-30.00N 018-31.00W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 031820Z OCT 23.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
26 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
- 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
- Derelict 20 meter vessel adrift in vicinity 15-53.00N 018-16.00W at 032020Z sep2023-09-04
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 00:43Z; 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.