Derelicts

Partially submerged derelict F/V, blue and white hull, adrift vicinity 10-16S 127-42E at 290242Z oct

Timor Sea · HYDROPAC 1878/03

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2003-11-05 00:00Z

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) · RCC AUSTRALIA SSM 50/03 290328Z OCT 03. Issued 2003-10-29 06:10Z. 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
Timor Sea. The parsed report position is -10.267, 127.700. 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 1874/032003-10-28 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 1878/03 · this notice2003-10-29 · Archived notice
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Current notices and reporting history in the Timor Sea →

issued
2003-10-29 06:10Z
status
Archived notice
authority
RCC AUSTRALIA SSM 50/03 290328Z OCT 03
issued by
RCC AUSTRALIA SSM
sea
Timor Sea
position
-10.267, 127.700
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. PARTIALLY SUBMERGED DERELICT F/V, BLUE AND WHITE HULL,
   ADRIFT VICINITY 10-16S 127-42E AT 290242Z OCT.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1874/03.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 05 NOV.

Reading this warning

Semi-submerged
Floating at or just below the surface, so hard to see by eye or radar.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels

80 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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

5 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 12:07Z; 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.