Derelict 166 meter M/V homer adrift in 12-15.3N 072-34.0E at 250508Z jun
Laccadive Sea · HYDROPAC 1190/02
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2002-06-26 08:50Z
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) · MRCC MUMBAI IOR EGC#65 251432Z JUN 02. Issued 2002-06-25 15:17Z. 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
- Laccadive Sea. The parsed report position is 12.255, 72.567. 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
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V geco beta towing three mile long cable in area…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.
- HYDROPAC 1170/022002-06-23 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1187/022002-06-25 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1190/02 · this notice2002-06-25 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Laccadive Sea →
- issued
- 2002-06-25 15:17Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC MUMBAI IOR EGC#65 251432Z JUN 02
- issued by
- MRCC MUMBAI IOR
- sea
- Laccadive Sea
- position
- 12.255, 72.567
- vessel
- M/V HOMER · 3 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. DERELICT 166 METER M/V HOMER ADRIFT IN 12-15.3N 072-34.0E AT 250508Z JUN. REPORTS TO RCC MRCC MUMBAI, PHONE: 912 2430 1455, FAX: 912 2493 3727. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 02 JUL.
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.
- MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
- A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
- 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
34 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 albhuthamatha, partially submerged and adrift in 10-28.69N 072-40.36E2024-01-26
- Derelict M/V x-press kailash adrift in vicinity 14-15.00N 073-35.00E2023-10-03
- M/V global star disabled and anchored in 11-20.00N 074-56.00E2023-07-25
- Derelict vessel adrift in 12-48.87N 070-20.13E2022-12-28
- Derelict F/V adrift in 12-47.42N 074-36.64E at 281305Z nov2022-11-29
- F/V monica disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-23.35N 070-38.78E2022-11-25
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 2026-10-01 22:59Z; 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.