Vessel disabled and adrift vicinity 34-59.4N 034-57.5E
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 2300/03
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2003-12-11 10:50Z
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 LARNACA AOR-E EGC#347 110520Z DEC 03. Issued 2003-12-11 06:10Z. 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 34.990, 34.958. 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 2300/03 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin →
- issued
- 2003-12-11 06:10Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC LARNACA AOR-E EGC#347 110520Z DEC 03
- issued by
- RCC LARNACA AOR-E
- sea
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
- position
- 34.990, 34.958
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
VESSEL DISABLED AND ADRIFT VICINITY 34-59.4N 034-57.5E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC LARNACA, INMARSAT-C: 4210 99999, TELEX: 6054158, PHONE: 357 2430 4737, FAX: 354 2464 3254.
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.
- RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
- The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
- Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET
- The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
5 within 180 nm since 2003 · 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.
- Vessel disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 33-55.83N 034-07.92E2022-08-22
- Derelict nine meter vessel, blue and white hull, adrift in 35-55.70N 033-50.08E at 211500Z nov2018-11-21
- M/V lady mary disabled and adrift due to lack of fuel in 35-49.8N 033-06.0E2011-04-08
- Derelict M/V gebo victory adrift vicinity 33-43N 034-47E at 290920Z jan2008-01-30
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
Worldwide in the collected sources
5 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 09:58Z; 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.