Derelicts

F/V NO.28 katsu maru on fire and adrift in 20-23N 130-57E

Philippine Sea · HYDROPAC 169/22

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2022-01-21 09:44Z

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) · JAPAN COAST GUARD 210006Z JAN 22.. Issued 2022-01-21 00:35Z. 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 20.383, 130.950. 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

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.

  1. HYDROPAC 169/22 · this notice2022-01-21 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 174/222022-01-21 · Archived notice
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issued
2022-01-21 00:35Z
status
Archived notice
authority
JAPAN COAST GUARD 210006Z JAN 22.
issued by
JAPAN COAST GUARD
sea
Philippine Sea
position
20.383, 130.950
vessel
F/V NO.28 KATSU MARU
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

PHILIPPINE SEA.
DNC 23.
F/V NO.28 KATSU MARU ON FIRE AND ADRIFT IN
20-23N 130-57E. EIGHT CREW HAVE ABANDONED SHIP.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO JAPAN COAST GUARD,
PHONE: 812 5288 2611, 814 5663 4999, 817 8391 4999,
812 2365 6957, 815 2651 4999, 819 9255 4999,
812 2365 6957, 819 3321 0556, 811 3427 6172,
819 8866 4999.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
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.
Keep a sharp lookout
A request to every ship in the area to watch for the vessel, people or object described.
Assist if possible
The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.

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Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels

8 within 180 nm since 2003 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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 06:08Z; source collection times vary.

Derelicts

Abandoned, disabled or drifting vessels. All current derelict & adrift vessels →

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