Derelict 15 meter S/V moflete, blue hull, adrift in 15-53N 048-09W at 051426Z feb
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 417/18
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2018-02-09 03:18Z
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 FORT DE FRANCE 060302Z FEB 18.. Issued 2018-02-06 03:18Z. 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 15.883, -48.150. 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
- S/V moflete reports crewman requiring medical evacuation in 16-17N 046-43W at 041630Z febcancelled by this 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 417/18 · this notice2018-02-06 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 117/182018-02-06 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2018-02-06 03:18Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2018-02-09 03:18Z
- authority
- MRCC FORT DE FRANCE 060302Z FEB 18.
- issued by
- MRCC FORT DE FRANCE
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 15.883, -48.150
- vessel
- S/V MOFLETE · 3 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. DNC 01. 1. DERELICT 15 METER S/V MOFLETE, BLUE HULL, ADRIFT IN 15-53N 048-09W AT 051426Z FEB. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 403/18, PERSONS ASSISTED. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 090318Z FEB 18.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
10 within 180 nm since 2009 · 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 four meter M/V mahi two, taking on water in vicinity 17-03.7N 046-13.9W at 111305Z jan2022-01-11
- Derelict eight meter vessel adrift in 16-57N 049-52W at 291700Z jan2021-02-02
- Derelict eight meter vessel adrift in 16-57N 049-52W at 291700Z jan2021-02-01
- Derelict 32 foot S/V blue marlin, blue and white hull, adrift in 16-45.6N 050-37.0W at 171431Z jan2019-01-18
- Derelict 15 meter S/V moflete, blue hull, adrift in 15-53N 048-09W at 051426Z feb2018-02-06
- 11.5 meter S/V ourilays, white hull, disabled and adrift in 13-51N 048-59W at 101900Z dec2016-12-10
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 00:49Z; 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.