Debris

20 meter long wood object adrift in 39-08.2N 008-09.5E

Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin · HYDROLANT 39/03

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2003-01-13 00:00Z

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) · MARISARDEGNA 3/03 061242Z JAN 03. Issued 2003-01-06 14:41Z. 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: Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin. The parsed report position is 39.137, 8.158. 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 Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin →

issued: 2003-01-06 14:41Z
status: Archived notice
authority: MARISARDEGNA 3/03 061242Z JAN 03
issued by: MARISARDEGNA
sea: Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin
position: 39.137, 8.158
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. 20 METER LONG WOOD OBJECT ADRIFT IN 39-08.2N 008-09.5E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 13 JAN.

Reading this warning

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.
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 · drifting objects

17 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.

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Buoy adrift in vicinity 37-14N 010-34E2021-02-19
Debris adrift in vicinity 37-28.2N 009-10.1E at 091654Z apr 192019-04-12
Object adrift in vicinity 40-37.11N 006-11.00E at 031440Z aug2017-08-03
Tank adrift in 37-27.5N 011-00.2E at 111604Z sep2016-09-12

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

3 drifting objects listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 00:37Z; source collection times vary.

Debris

Logs, buoys, mooring gear and other objects adrift. All current drifting objects →

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.