Derelict 229 meter M/V asian empire adrift in 26-48.8N 135-22.8E at 260758Z apr
Philippine Sea · HYDROPAC 1201/14
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2014-04-27 11:59Z
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 307/14 262214Z APR 14.. Issued 2014-04-26 23:53Z. 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
- Philippine Sea. The parsed report position is 26.813, 135.380. 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 229 meter M/V asian empire adrift in 26-53.9N 135-52.6E at 251958Z aprcancelled by this notice
- Derelict 229 meter M/V asian empire adrift in 26-27.8N 134-48.2E at 270158Z aprlater 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 1181/142014-04-25 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1192/142014-04-26 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1194/142014-04-26 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1201/14 · this notice2014-04-26 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1206/142014-04-27 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1228/142014-04-29 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Philippine Sea →
- issued
- 2014-04-26 23:53Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2014-04-29 23:59Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 307/14 262214Z APR 14.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Philippine Sea
- position
- 26.813, 135.380
- vessel
- M/V ASIAN EMPIRE · 8 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC. 1. DERELICT 229 METER M/V ASIAN EMPIRE ADRIFT IN 26-48.8N 135-22.8E AT 260758Z APR. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1194/14. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 292359Z APR 14.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
22 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.
- M/V mamautari disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 26-08.1N 135-20.0E at 152300Z jul2018-07-16
- M/V mamautari adrift due to engine failure in 26-23.73N 135-42.63E at 141100Z jul2018-07-14
- Derelict vessel adrift vicinity 25-42.2N 134-38.0E2016-09-13
- Derelict F/V ming fu tsai, on fire and adrift in 25-28.8N 135-06.0E at 091800Z feb2015-02-09
- Derelict 229 meter M/V asian empire adrift in 26-57N 133-46E at 290446Z apr2014-04-29
- Derelict 229 meter M/V asian empire adrift in 26-27.8N 134-48.2E at 270158Z apr2014-04-27
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 06:06Z; 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.