Derelicts

M/V sumatra disabled due to steering failure in 33-42.9N 026-48.5E

Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 2714/02

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2002-12-10 01:10Z

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) · MRCC ROME AOR-E EGC#103 092032Z DEC 02; NAVAREA VII 133/02 091945Z DEC 02. Issued 2002-12-09 21:30Z. 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
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin. The parsed report position is 33.715, 26.808. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2002-12-09 21:30Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC ROME AOR-E EGC#103 092032Z DEC 02; NAVAREA VII 133/02 091945Z DEC 02
NAVAREA
NAVAREA VII · named as the source of this relay
issued by
MRCC ROME AOR-E
sea
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
position
33.715, 26.808
vessel
M/V SUMATRA · 2 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. M/V SUMATRA DISABLED DUE TO STEERING FAILURE IN
   33-42.9N 026-48.5E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED
   TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
   REPORTS TO MRCC ROME, INMARSAT-C: 7622 98429,
   PHONE: 390 6590 84409, FAX: 390 6592 2737.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 2664/02.

Reading this warning

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.
MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET
The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels

11 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

5 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 11:25Z; source collection times vary.

Derelicts

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