Derelict 40 foot S/V UBU7, white hull, adrift in 38-03.03N 044-29.40W at 141945Z apr
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 833/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-04-17 21:05Z
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) · RCC BOSTON 142017Z APR 12.. Issued 2012-04-14 21:09Z. 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 Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is 38.050, -44.490. 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
- 40 foot S/V UBU7, three persons on board, taking on water in 37-45.16N 045-17.00W at 141109Z aprcancelled by this 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 833/12 · this notice2012-04-14 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 185/122012-04-15 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2012-04-14 21:09Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2012-04-17 21:05Z
- authority
- RCC BOSTON 142017Z APR 12.
- issued by
- RCC BOSTON
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 38.050, -44.490
- vessel
- S/V UBU7 · 4 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NORTH ATLANTIC. 1. DERELICT 40 FOOT S/V UBU7, WHITE HULL, ADRIFT IN 38-03.03N 044-29.40W AT 141945Z APR. REPORTS TO COAST GUARD RCC BOSTON, PHONE: 617 223 8555, E-MAIL: RCCBOSTON@USCG.MIL. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 832/12. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 172105Z APR.
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.
- 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.
- RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
- The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
- 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
18 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 barge adrift in vicinity 36-18.72N 042-00.45W at 161700Z mar2023-03-16
- 40 foot vessel kemo sabe disabled and adrift in 36-14.00N 043-36.00W at 181047Z jun2022-06-18
- Derelict 38 foot S/V boundless, white with blue trim, adrift in 40-31.8N 045-34.5W2019-06-14
- Derelict 36 foot S/V fine fleur, white hull, adrift in 36-53.75N 046-32.61W at 201600Z jun2018-06-21
- Derelict 36 foot S/V fine fleur in 36-53.75N 046-32.61W at 201600Z jun 182018-06-20
- Derelict ten meter S/V aela, yellow hull, dismasted and adrift in 37-11.4N 045-40.3W2017-05-07
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 07:01Z; 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.