65 foot F/V big eye, white hull, disabled and adrift vicinity 27-48N 068-14W
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2573/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2015-10-31 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 MIAMI 150446Z OCT 15.. Issued 2015-10-15 04:58Z. 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 27.800, -68.233. 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
- 65 foot F/V big eye, white hull, disabled and adrift vicinity 27-41N 068-13Wcancelled by this notice
- Cancel HYDROLANT 2207/15, 2218/15, 2219/15, 2230/15, 2260/15, 2261/15, 2278/15, 2573/15, 2580/15, 2582/15,…later 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 2564/152015-10-14 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 2570/152015-10-14 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 2573/15 · this notice2015-10-15 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2015-10-15 04:58Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC MIAMI 150446Z OCT 15.
- issued by
- RCC MIAMI
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 27.800, -68.233
- vessel
- F/V BIG EYE · 3 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. DNC 16 . 1. 65 FOOT F/V BIG EYE, WHITE HULL, DISABLED AND ADRIFT VICINITY 27-48N 068-14W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC MIAMI, PHONE: 305 415 6800, E-MAIL: RCCMIAMI@USCG.MIL. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 2570/15.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
9 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.
- 24 foot vessel disabled and adrift in 30-36N 068-28W at 052043Z jun2018-06-05
- S/V black cat possibly disabled and adrift in 28-33N 068-28W at 051627Z dec2015-12-06
- 65 foot F/V big eye, white hull, disabled and adrift vicinity 27-41N 068-13W2015-10-14
- 56 foot F/V big eye, white hull, disabled and adrift vicinity 27-47N 068-04W2015-10-14
- Derelict 37 foot S/V summer heat, white hull, adrift vicinity 25-49.2N 070-37.4W at 021814Z feb2003-02-03
- Derelict 25 foot S/V shona, white hull, adrift in 28-10.5N 069-22.2W at 121422Z apr2002-04-12
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
6 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 03:02Z; 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.