Derelict 13 meter S/V adrift in 59-38.9N 000-26.1E at 281845Z feb
North Sea · HYDROLANT 664/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-03-01 15:24Z
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) · WZ 252/17 281908Z FEB 17.. Issued 2017-02-28 19:23Z. 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 Sea. The parsed report position is 59.648, 0.435. 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 13 meter S/V adrift in 59-30.8N 001-01.7E at 011445Z marlater 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 664/17 · this notice2017-02-28 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 676/172017-03-01 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 679/172017-03-01 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 687/172017-03-02 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2017-02-28 19:23Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2017-03-03 19:23Z
- authority
- WZ 252/17 281908Z FEB 17.
- issued by
- WZ
- sea
- North Sea
- position
- 59.648, 0.435
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NORTH SEA. SHETLAND ISLANDS. DNC 20. 1. DERELICT 13 METER S/V ADRIFT IN 59-38.9N 000-26.1E AT 281845Z FEB. REPORTS TO SHETLAND COAST GUARD. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 031923Z MAR 17.
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.
- 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
19 within 180 nm since 2000 · 1 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 14 meter S/V adrift in 59-36.00N 003-05.00E at 181831Z sep2026-09-18
- Derelict vessel submerged and adrift in vicinity 58-09.4N 003-31.5W at 030459Z jul2021-07-03
- Derelict vessel adrift in vicinity 57-30N 003-08E at 110600Z sep2019-09-11
- Derelict 13 meter S/V adrift in vicinity 59-47.5N 001-29.7E at 021320Z mar2017-03-02
- Derelict 13 meter S/V adrift in vicinity 59-33.0N 001-03.5E at 011735Z mar2017-03-01
- Derelict 13 meter S/V adrift in 59-30.8N 001-01.7E at 011445Z mar2017-03-01
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
4 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-25 17:53Z; 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.