Derelict F/V, green, blue and red hull, adrift vicinity 17-56N 113-39E
South China Sea · HYDROPAC 1901/14
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2014-07-03 04:04Z
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 HONG KONG 300247Z JUN 14.. Issued 2014-06-30 04:04Z. 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
- South China Sea. The parsed report position is 17.933, 113.650. 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.
- HYDROPAC 1901/14 · this notice2014-06-30 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1924/142014-07-02 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →
- issued
- 2014-06-30 04:04Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2014-07-03 04:04Z
- authority
- MRCC HONG KONG 300247Z JUN 14.
- issued by
- MRCC HONG KONG
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- 17.933, 113.650
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SOUTH CHINA SEA. 1. DERELICT F/V, GREEN, BLUE AND RED HULL, ADRIFT VICINITY 17-56N 113-39E. REPORTS TO MRCC HONG KONG, TELEX: 80282952, PHONE: 852 2233 7999, E-MAIL: HKMRCC@MARDEP.GOV.HK. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 030404Z JUL 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.
- 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.
- 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
16 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.
- F/V qng 95070 ts, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 15-46.18N 113-22.85E at 091158Z apr2023-04-10
- Derelict M/V hyun jin, 65 meters long adrift in vicinity of 18-53.6N 115-02.1E at 240920Z nov2020-11-24
- Derelict 20 meter F/V you sheng 1, adrift in vicinity 19-19.3N 113-00.8E2019-03-14
- M/V sinar kapuas disabled and adrift in 19-49-12N 111-37-43E at 210643Z aug2018-08-21
- Derelict S/V carlotta adrift in 17-21.88N 115-59.36E at 020950Z apr2017-04-02
- Derelict F/V partially submerged and adrift in 17-49.4N 113-54.5E at 012335Z jul2014-07-02
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
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.