Vessel free wind reports disabled and adrift due to loss of steering
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 3037/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-12-27 06:00Z
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 262206Z DEC 12.. Issued 2012-12-26 23:13Z. 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 22.300, -26.750. 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 15 meter sv freewind, white hull, adrift vicinity 22-18N 026-50Wlater 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 3037/12 · this notice2012-12-26 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 3040/122012-12-27 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2012-12-26 23:13Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC DAKAR 262206Z DEC 12.
- issued by
- MRCC DAKAR
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 22.300, -26.750
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. VESSEL FREE WIND REPORTS DISABLED AND ADRIFT DUE TO LOSS OF STEERING. LAST KNOWN POSITION VICINITY 22-18N 026-45W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC DAKAR, PHONE: 22 133 826 5001, FAX: 22 133 826 5000.
Reading this warning
- Adrift
- Loose and moving with wind and current — a vessel, container, buoy, log or anything else no longer secured.
- Last known position
- The most recent confirmed position of a missing vessel or person — the starting point of a search.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
6 within 180 nm since 2012 · 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 six meter rowboat adrift in vicinity 23-34.0N 025-38.3W at 232330Z dec2017-12-24
- Vessel adrift in vicinity 23-40.1N 025-25.8W at 230300Z dec2017-12-23
- Derelict seven meter S/V kitty rouge, red hull, adrift vicinity 22-48N 024-22W at 091030Z feb2016-02-10
- Derelict vessel breakthrough atlantic adrift vicinity 23-41N 024-05W at 171200Z dec2013-12-18
- Derelict 15 meter sv freewind, white hull, adrift vicinity 22-18N 026-50W2012-12-27
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
5 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-24 23:09Z; 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.