Derelicts

Derelict 60 meter vessel vitriol, red and blue hull, adrift vicinity 36-43N 019-02E at 061747Z dec

Ionian Sea · HYDROLANT 2986/14

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2014-12-09 20:15Z

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 061747Z DEC 14.. Issued 2014-12-06 20:12Z. 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
Ionian Sea. The parsed report position is 36.717, 19.033. 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

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.

  1. HYDROLANT 2973/142014-12-05 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROLANT 2976/142014-12-06 · Archived notice
  3. HYDROLANT 2986/14 · this notice2014-12-06 · Archived notice
Compare all 3 notices, changes and original texts →

Current notices and reporting history in the Ionian Sea →

issued
2014-12-06 20:12Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2014-12-09 20:15Z
authority
MRCC ROME 061747Z DEC 14.
issued by
MRCC ROME
sea
Ionian Sea
position
36.717, 19.033
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTHERN IONIAN SEA.
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
DNC 09.
1. DERELICT 60 METER VESSEL VITRIOL, RED AND
   BLUE HULL, ADRIFT VICINITY 36-43N 019-02E
   AT 061747Z DEC. REPORTS TO MRCC ROME,
   INMARSAT-C: 424744220,
   PHONE: 390 6592 4145, 3906 5908 4409,
   FAX: 390 6592 2737, 3906 5908 4793,
   E-MAIL: ITMRCC@MIT.GOV.IT.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 2976/14.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 092015Z DEC 14.

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.
Derelict
An abandoned vessel still afloat and drifting, with no one on board.
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.
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.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

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Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels

47 within 180 nm since 2000 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

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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

5 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 22:31Z; 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.