Derelict vessel slough adrift in vicinity 32-04.0N 019-13.7E at 141600Z dec
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 3073/21
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2021-12-16 10:31Z
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) · JRCC LIBYA 160149Z DEC 21.. Issued 2021-12-16 05:47Z. 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
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin. The parsed report position is 32.067, 19.228. 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 vessel slough adrift in vicinity 32-15N 018-50E at 160900Z declater 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 3073/21 · this notice2021-12-16 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 3074/212021-12-16 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 3086/212021-12-17 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin →
- issued
- 2021-12-16 05:47Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2021-12-19 05:47Z
- authority
- JRCC LIBYA 160149Z DEC 21.
- issued by
- JRCC LIBYA
- sea
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
- position
- 32.067, 19.228
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA. LIBYA. DNC 09. 1. DERELICT VESSEL SLOUGH ADRIFT IN VICINITY 32-04.0N 019-13.7E AT 141600Z DEC. REPORTS TO JRCC LIBYA, PHONE: 2189 1034 9739, 2182 1444 9149, FAX: 2182 1360 6868, E-MAIL: SAR@ANS.CAA.GOV.LY, LMRCC.1@MOD.GOV.LY. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 190547Z 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.
- 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.
- RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
- The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
14 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.
- M/V angelo 1 disabled and adrift in 32-48.00N 018-00.00E at 091030Z feb2023-02-09
- Vessel disabled and adrift in vicinity 34-13.00N 018-54.00E at 292110Z jul2022-07-29
- Derelict vessel slough adrift in vicinity 32-15N 019-54E at 220530Z dec2021-12-22
- Derelict vessel sloug adrift in vicinity 31-42N 018-43E at 210530Z dec2021-12-21
- Derelict vessel slough adrift in vicinity 32-38N 018-39E at 170400Z dec2021-12-17
- Derelict vessel slough adrift in vicinity 32-15N 018-50E at 160900Z dec2021-12-16
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 05:55Z; 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.