Derelict F/V on fire and adrift vicinity 53-48N 004-54W at 131345Z sep
Irish Sea and St. George's Channel · HYDROLANT 2459/01
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2001-09-14 02:51Z
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) · WZ 1856/01 134552Z SEP 01; WZ 1857/01 1311702Z SEP 01. Issued 2001-09-13 17:35Z. 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
- Irish Sea and St. George's Channel. The parsed report position is 53.800, -4.900. 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
- Sumburgh head dgps station 59-51N 001-16W at reduced power 110830Z to 141100Z sepcancelled by this notice
- Derelict F/V adrift vicinity 53-36.8N 004-47.3W at 140007Z seplater cancellation 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 2459/01 · this notice2001-09-13 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 2460/012001-09-14 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Irish Sea and St. George's Channel →
- issued
- 2001-09-13 17:35Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- WZ 1856/01 134552Z SEP 01; WZ 1857/01 1311702Z SEP 01
- issued by
- WZ
- sea
- Irish Sea and St. George's Channel
- position
- 53.800, -4.900
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. DERELICT F/V ON FIRE AND ADRIFT VICINITY 53-48N 004-54W AT 131345Z SEP. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 2447/01(35), STATION RESTORED. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 20 SEP.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
26 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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 rowboat gb row endurance adrift in vicinity 55-26.00N 006-18.00W at 261845Z jun2022-06-26
- Derelict lifeboat adrift in 52-39.0N 005-30.9W at 271616Z nov2015-11-27
- Derelict ten meter vessel, partially submerged and adrift in 53-57.7N 003-02.9W at 101034Z sep2014-09-10
- Derelict 21 foot vessel adrift in 51-22.29N 006-37.13W at 131326Z jun2013-06-13
- Derelict seven meter vessel adrift in 51-48.7N 006-35.0W at 172110Z aug2012-08-17
- Derelict 6.5 meter vessel adrift in 51-27.3N 006-23.2W at 162040Z aug2012-08-16
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
4 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-04 04:33Z; 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.