Derelicts

18 meter S/V charal AIS, radar and VHF disabled in 44-19.60N 015-50.80W at 081335Z dec

North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2841/23

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-12-29 13:55Z

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 355/23 081503Z DEC 23.. Issued 2023-12-08 16:42Z. 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 44.327, -15.847. 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: 2023-12-08 16:42Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA II 355/23 081503Z DEC 23.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 44.327, -15.847
vessel: S/V CHARAL AIS
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
DNC 08.
18 METER S/V CHARAL AIS, RADAR AND VHF
DISABLED IN 44-19.60N 015-50.80W AT 081335Z DEC.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT AND GIVE A WIDE BERTH.
CONTACT VESSEL, PHONE: 3306 1183 1749.

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.
AIS (Automatic Identification System): The radio transponder system that broadcasts a ship's identity, position, course and speed — and can mark a hazard with a virtual beacon.
VHF / channel 16: Very high frequency marine radio; channel 16 is the international distress, safety and calling channel.
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.
Keep a sharp lookout: A request to every ship in the area to watch for the vessel, people or object described.
Wide berth requested: Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.

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Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels

20 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.

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 06:38Z; 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.