46 foot S/V big adventure disabled and adrift due to rudder damage in 35-30.20N 071-59.15W
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2914/22
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2022-12-02 17:10Z
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) · RCC NORFOLK 0/22 141418Z NOV 22.. Issued 2022-11-14 14:30Z. 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
- North Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is 35.503, -71.986. 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
- 2022-11-14 14:30Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC NORFOLK 0/22 141418Z NOV 22.
- issued by
- RCC NORFOLK
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 35.503, -71.986
- vessel
- S/V BIG ADVENTURE
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. DNC 17. 46 FOOT S/V BIG ADVENTURE DISABLED AND ADRIFT DUE TO RUDDER DAMAGE IN 35-30.20N 071-59.15W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC NORFOLK, PHONE: 757 398 6390, FAX: 757 398 6392, E-MAIL: RCCNORFOLK@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
26 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.
- Derelict 32 foot S/V adrift in 34-37.90N 073-50.20W at 160230Z apr2024-04-16
- Derelict 200 foot barge adrift in 36-11.20N 074-18.40W at 161525Z jan2023-01-19
- Derelict vessel partially submerged and adrift in 35-01.08N 072-42.04W at 151930Z sep2021-09-15
- Partially submerged vessel adrift in 35-01.08N 072-42.04W at 151930Z sep2021-09-15
- 62 foot F/V perserverance disabled and adrift in vicinity 36-54.0N 073-29.4W at 300040Z jan2021-01-30
- Derelict 55 foot S/V, white hull, adrift in vicinity 33-31.72N 074-43.07W at 272149Z nov2018-11-28
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 01:25Z; 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.