F/V baraka disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-15.4N 017-51.5W at 241330Z oct
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2867/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-11-08 09:19Z
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 DAKAR 311422Z OCT 16.. Issued 2016-10-31 15:54Z. 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 8.257, -17.858. 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
- Derelict F/V baraka adrift vicinity 08-23N 017-25Wlater cancellation notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROLANT 2867/16 · this notice2016-10-31 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 2959/162016-11-08 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2016-10-31 15:54Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC DAKAR 311422Z OCT 16.
- issued by
- MRCC DAKAR
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 8.257, -17.858
- vessel
- F/V BARAKA · 4 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. DNC 01. F/V BARAKA DISABLED AND ADRIFT DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE IN 08-15.4N 017-51.5W AT 241330Z OCT. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC DAKAR, PHONE: 2213 3826 5001, FAX: 2213 3826 5000, E-MAIL: MARINENAT@ORANGE.SN.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
6 within 180 nm since 2004 · 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.
- F/V fimela disabled and adrift in 11-03N 018-07W at 111930Z nov2018-11-11
- Derelict F/V partially submerged and adrift in vicinity 08-30.4N 015-03.5W at 151608Z feb2018-02-15
- Derelict F/V baraka adrift vicinity 08-23N 017-25W2016-11-08
- Derelict eight meter vesssel adrift vicinity 09-43.3N 019-43.4W at 190750Z nov2014-11-19
- Derelict 33 foot vessel adrift vicinity 10-30N 016-44W at 081745Z oct2004-10-08
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 04:40Z; 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.