Derelict vessel adrift in 37-22N 008-05E on 28 apr
Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin · HYDROLANT 722/04
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2004-05-04 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 221/04 281241Z APR 04 MARISICILIA 134/04 282330B APR 04. Issued 2004-04-29 10:50Z. 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
- Capo zafferano light 38-06.6N 013-32.5E unlitcancelled by this notice
- Vessel adrift and in need of assistance in 37-22N 008-05Ecancelled by this notice
- Oceanographic operations 070001Z to 242000Z may by M/V alliance in area bound by 37-00N 014-00E, 36-45N…later 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 712/042004-04-28 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 722/04 · this notice2004-04-29 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin →
- issued
- 2004-04-29 10:50Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA III 221/04 281241Z APR 04 MARISICILIA 134/04 282330B 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
1. DERELICT VESSEL ADRIFT IN 37-22N 008-05E ON 28 APR. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 711/04(53), AID RESTORED. 3. CANCEL HYDROLANT 712/04. 4. CANCEL THIS MSG 06 MAY.
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
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 03:12Z; 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.