Derelict S/V the charlotte jane adrift in vicinity 16-03.88N 042-59.53W
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 3038/21
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2021-12-15 13:41Z
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) · WEST INDIES - COASTAL 30/21 UPDATE 121308Z DEC 21.. Issued 2021-12-12 13:41Z. 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 16.065, -42.992. 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 S/V the charlotte jane adrift in 16-31.74N 041-16.13W at 091200Z deccancelled by this notice
These messages are connected by recorded cancellation references. The links establish relationships between notices; they do not by themselves confirm a single object, a continuous track, or recovery.
- HYDROLANT 3017/212021-12-09 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 3038/21 · this notice2021-12-12 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2021-12-12 13:41Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2021-12-15 13:41Z
- authority
- WEST INDIES - COASTAL 30/21 UPDATE 121308Z DEC 21.
- issued by
- WEST INDIES - COASTAL
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 16.065, -42.992
- vessel
- S/V THE CHARLOTTE JANE · 2 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NORTH ATLANTIC. DNC 01. 1. DERELICT S/V THE CHARLOTTE JANE ADRIFT IN VICINITY 16-03.88N 042-59.53W. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 3017/21. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 151341Z DEC 21.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
8 within 180 nm since 2014 · 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 five meter F/V, blue hull, adrift in 14-25.16N 041-22.38W2023-12-23
- Derelict 21 foot F/V, blue and red hull, adrift in vicinity 14-25.77N 044-12.29W at 091508Z jan2023-01-09
- Derelict 51 foot S/V, blue hull adrift in 16-31.00N 041-38.90W at 132045Z dec2022-12-14
- Derelict S/V the charlotte jane adrift in 16-31.74N 041-16.13W at 091200Z dec2021-12-09
- Derelict vessel toby wallace, white and blue hull, adrift in 17-40N 042-44W at 251915Z feb2016-02-25
- Derelict 13.8 meter S/V dismasted and adrift vicinity 13-20.5N 043-28.3W at 121430Z oct2014-10-13
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 02:02Z; 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.