Derelict S/V hexagon adrift vicinity 46-06S 059-48W
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 494/03
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2003-03-06 02:20Z
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) · NAVAREA VI 94, 96/03 041430Z MAR 03. Issued 2003-03-04 18:00Z. 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
- South Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is -46.100, -59.800. 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 F/V cristo redentor adrift vicinity 43-06S 062-07Wcancelled by this notice
- Derelict S/V hexagon adrift vicinity 45-30S 059-00Wlater 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 465/032003-03-01 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 487/032003-03-03 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 494/03 · this notice2003-03-04 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 506/032003-03-06 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2003-03-04 18:00Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA VI 94, 96/03 041430Z MAR 03
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -46.100, -59.800
- vessel
- S/V HEXAGON · 2 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. DERELICT S/V HEXAGON ADRIFT VICINITY 46-06S 059-48W. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 487/03. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 11 MAR.
Reading this warning
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
30 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.
- Derelict seven meter vessel, partially submerged and adrift in 44-03.4S 060-03.6W2018-03-27
- Derelict seven meter vessel, partially submerged and adrift in 44-03.4S 060-03.6W2018-03-26
- Derelict F/V 707 jin kyeong adrift vicinity 44-22.53S 060-01.35W2012-02-15
- Derelict F/V jin kyeong 707 adrift vicinity 45-06.6S 060-25.7W2012-02-08
- Derelict F/V yinkyung 707 adrift vicinity 46-41S 060-42W at 030537Z feb2012-02-05
- Derelict F/V olagorta adrift vicinity 44-07S 058-39W2007-10-07
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 04:34Z; 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.