Vessel reality disabled and adrift in vicinity 20-26N 072-17W
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2705/18
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2018-09-07 10:37Z
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 240430Z AUG 18.. Issued 2018-08-24 08:16Z. 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 20.433, -72.283. 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 North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2018-08-24 08:16Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC MIAMI 240430Z AUG 18.
- issued by
- RCC MIAMI
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 20.433, -72.283
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. HAITI. DNC 16. VESSEL REALITY DISABLED AND ADRIFT IN VICINITY 20-26N 072-17W. 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.
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.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
22 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.
- 20 foot vessel irma milagros-v, white and green hull, adrift in vicinity 17-48.60N 071-09.56W at 152030Z aug2023-08-16
- Derelict 110 foot M/V supplier one adrift in 21-21.70N 074-42.70W2022-07-03
- Derelict vessel adrift in vicinity 20-23.1N 074-08.2W at 040730Z jan2019-01-04
- Derelict 34 foot vessel adrift in 19-44.6N 074-06.2W2018-11-24
- Derelict 60 to 70 foot F/V adrift and on fire in 20-27.0N 073-27.6W2018-08-12
- Derelict 40 foot vessel netty adrift in 20-23.74N 073-26.10W2017-02-10
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
- Ile de la tortue w. point light 20-03-44N 072-58-02W unlitNav aids · 44.5 nm
- Puerto plata light 19-48.2N 070-41.7W unlitNav aids · 97.2 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
6 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 23:35Z; 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.