Derelict M/V msc atlantic adrift in vicinity 13-44.00N 017-37.00W at 141110Z oct
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2609/22
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2022-10-15 10:39Z
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 314/22 141122Z OCT 22.. Issued 2022-10-14 11:55Z. 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 13.733, -17.617. 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 2609/22 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2022-10-14 11:55Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2022-10-17 11:54Z
- authority
- NAVAREA II 314/22 141122Z OCT 22.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 13.733, -17.617
- vessel
- M/V MSC ATLANTIC
- 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. DERELICT M/V MSC ATLANTIC ADRIFT IN VICINITY 13-44.00N 017-37.00W AT 141110Z OCT. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 171154Z OCT 22.
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.
- 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.
- 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
29 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
- Two derelict canoes adrift at 301230Z sep in vicinity: a. 15-25.00N 018-25.00W2023-09-30
- 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
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
- Newly discovered dangersWrecks · 59 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
5 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-27 22:55Z; 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.