Vessel adrift and in need of assistance in 37-22N 008-05E
Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin · HYDROLANT 712/04
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2004-04-29 10:50Z
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 221/04 281241Z APR 04. Issued 2004-04-28 13:16Z. 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 37.367, 8.083. 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 vessel adrift in 37-22N 008-05E on 28 aprlater 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 712/04 · this notice2004-04-28 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 722/042004-04-29 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin →
- issued
- 2004-04-28 13:16Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 221/04 281241Z APR 04
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin
- position
- 37.367, 8.083
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
VESSEL ADRIFT AND IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE IN 37-22N 008-05E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO ANY COASTAL RADIO STATION.
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.
- Keep a sharp lookout
- A request to every ship in the area to watch for the vessel, people or object described.
- Assist if possible
- The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
65 within 180 nm since 2003 · 2 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 38-51.10N 009-20.90E2026-09-14
- A derelict boat is adrift around: in position 38-51.1N 009-20.9E cancel this msg 162359 UTC sep 262026-09-14
- Derelict vessel adrift in vicinity 36-11.50N 011-31.50E2022-06-01
- Derelict S/V adrift in 38-55.1N 005-41.7E at 110653Z dec2020-12-11
- Derelict vessel adrift in 38-02N 009-25E2020-09-28
- Derelict F/V adrift in vicinity 38-13N 009-31E2020-07-17
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
5 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 03:49Z; 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.