Derelicts

Derelict 178 meter M/V dudem anchored and unlit in 30-43.8S 050-13.3W

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2386/09

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2009-12-19 11:06Z

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 V S 2552/09 080032Z DEC 09.. Issued 2009-12-08 01:34Z. 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
South Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is -30.730, -50.222. 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.

  1. HYDROLANT 2303/092009-11-26 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROLANT 2310/092009-11-27 · Archived notice
  3. HYDROLANT 2386/09 · this notice2009-12-08 · Archived notice
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Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →

issued
2009-12-08 01:34Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA V S 2552/09 080032Z DEC 09.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
issued by
NAVAREA V S
sea
South Atlantic Ocean
position
-30.730, -50.222
vessel
M/V DUDEM · 2 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. DERELICT 178 METER M/V DUDEM ANCHORED
   AND UNLIT IN 30-43.8S 050-13.3W.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 2310/09.

Reading this warning

Derelict
An abandoned vessel still afloat and drifting, with no one on board.
Unlit / extinguished
A light, buoy or structure that is not showing its charted light.
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.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels

16 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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 2026-09-24 23:29Z; 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.