Derelict tug adrift in 22-55.22N 083-32.2W
Gulf of Mexico · HYDROLANT 2620/18
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2018-08-19 15:43Z
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 161539Z AUG 18.. Issued 2018-08-16 15:43Z. 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
- Gulf of Mexico. The parsed report position is 22.920, -83.537. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Mexico →
- issued
- 2018-08-16 15:43Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2018-08-19 15:43Z
- authority
- RCC MIAMI 161539Z AUG 18.
- issued by
- RCC MIAMI
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 22.920, -83.537
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF MEXICO. CUBA. DNC 15. 1. DERELICT TUG ADRIFT IN 22-55.22N 083-32.2W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT. REPORTS TO RCC MIAMI, PHONE: 305 415 6800, E-MAIL: RCCMIAMI@USCG.MIL. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 191543Z AUG 18.
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.
- Tow / towing
- A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
- 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.
- RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
- The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
41 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 40 foot S/V luna adrift in 25-25.66N 084-20.14W2024-03-13
- Derelict S/V, white hull, adrift in vicinity 24-38.64N 080-59.50W2023-10-28
- Derelict vessel adrift in vicinity 21-35.50N 084-59.40W at 241200Z apr2023-04-24
- Derelict 30 foot S/V tulaichean 2 adrift in vicinity 22-00.20N 086-05.50W at 192058Z mar2023-03-20
- Derelict 40 foot vessel finale, white hull, adrift2023-01-24
- Derelict 180 foot M/V abshire tide, black, green and white hull, adrift in 24-17.60N 086-15.10W2022-12-25
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
- Carapachibey light 021-26.90N 082-55.40W unlitNav aids · 94.7 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
5 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-30 08:24Z; 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.