Derelicts

Numerous derelict fishing vessels adrift in area bound by 36-08.2N 011-40.6E, 36-33.0N 011-07.0E, 34-25.0N…

Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 555/21

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2021-03-01 10:40Z

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 III 188/21 261300Z FEB 21.. Issued 2021-02-26 10:40Z. 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 map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin →

issued: 2021-02-26 10:40Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA III 188/21 261300Z FEB 21.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
sea: Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
position: 35.701, 11.314
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
TUNISIA.
DNC 08.
1. NUMEROUS DERELICT FISHING VESSELS ADRIFT
    IN AREA BOUND BY
   36-08.2N 011-40.6E, 36-33.0N 011-07.0E,
   34-25.0N 011-09.0E.
2. CANCEL 011040Z MAR 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.
Area bound by: Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels

228 within 180 nm since 1998 · 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 vessel adrift in vicinity 36-11.50N 011-31.50E2022-06-01
Derelict seven meter vessel adrift in vicinity 35-18N 011-38E2021-08-11
Derelict 15 meter vessel adrift in vicinity 35-12N 011-50E2021-08-09
Derelict vessel adrift in vicinity 34-57N 011-49E2021-05-07
Derelict F/V adrift in vicinity 33-58N 011-35E on 30 mar2021-03-30
Derelict 12 meter vessel adrift in vicinity 37-22N 012-40E2021-02-26

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 2026-10-01 00:43Z; 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.