Derelict M/V polar mist adrift vicinity 52-01S 067-34W
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 92/09
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2009-01-18 02:17Z
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 VI 25/09 170200Z JAN 09.. Issued 2009-01-17 01:51Z. 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
- South Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is -52.017, -67.567. 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 M/V polar mist adrift vicinity 51-55.3S 067-24.5W at 171100Z janlater 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 92/09 · this notice2009-01-17 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 101/092009-01-18 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2009-01-17 01:51Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA VI 25/09 170200Z JAN 09.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -52.017, -67.567
- vessel
- M/V POLAR MIST · 2 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. DERELICT M/V POLAR MIST ADRIFT VICINITY 52-01S 067-34W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 24 JAN.
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.
- 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
7 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 M/V polar mist adrift vicinity 51-55.3S 067-24.5W at 171100Z jan2009-01-18
- Derelict F/V puente america adrift in 49-47S 066-04W2004-06-17
- F/V latina I adrift in 50-54.5S 064-11.0W2003-03-29
- Derelict M/V seagull II, adrift vicinity 53-23.4S 070-58.0W2003-03-05
- F/V fonseca adrift in 52-11S 064-14W2003-02-22
- Derelict F/V kasuga maru on fire and adrift in 52-34.7S 064-41.0W at 020903Z aug1999-08-03
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 12:26Z; 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.