Numerous derelict vessels, containers and debris adrift: a. in area between 32-49.0N 33-05.0N and 152-46.0E…
North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 1113/11
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2011-04-13 04:20Z
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 XI 217/11 1000206Z APR 11.. Issued 2011-04-10 04:16Z. 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
- North Pacific Ocean. The parsed report position is 32.395, 153.117. 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 20 meter F/V adrift in 33-03.9N 152-48.0E at 090448Z aprcancelled by this notice
These messages are connected by recorded cancellation references. The links establish relationships between notices; they do not by themselves confirm a single object, a continuous track, or recovery.
- HYDROPAC 1109/112011-04-09 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1113/11 · this notice2011-04-10 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2011-04-10 04:16Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2011-04-13 04:20Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 217/11 1000206Z APR 11.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 32.395, 153.117
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
1. NUMEROUS DERELICT VESSELS, CONTAINERS AND DEBRIS ADRIFT:
A. IN AREA BETWEEN
32-49.0N 33-05.0N AND 152-46.0E 153-08.0E.
B. VICINITY 32-23.7N 153-07.0E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1109/11.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 130420Z APR.
Reading this warning
- Derelict
- An abandoned vessel still afloat and drifting, with no one on board.
- Lost containers
- Shipping containers lost overboard, reported floating or semi-submerged, often in groups after a single incident.
- 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.
- HYDROPAC
- The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
12 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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 F/V kouryoumaru NO.68 adrift in vicinity 33-16.7N 150-21.8E at 210445Z jun2018-06-22
- Derelict 20 meter vessel adrift in 34-53N 151-21E at 061359Z nov2017-11-06
- Derelict 13 meter S/V vessel aeolas adrift in 32-58.9N 152-51.7E at 202240Z jun2013-06-21
- Derelict M/V ventura, white hull, adrift vicinity 34-42N 152-37E at 222050Z jun2011-06-23
- Derelict 20 meter F/V adrift in 33-03.9N 152-48.0E at 090448Z apr2011-04-09
- 19 ton vessel tosahiyoshi maru adrift due to engine trouble in 33-02N 151-58E at 261245Z nov2009-11-26
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 05:12Z; 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.