Two F/V disabled and adrift vicinity sri lanka (07-00N 081-45E) to cocos islands (12-07S 096-54E)
Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 1976/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-07-14 07:22Z
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) · AUSSAR 4618/12 110315Z JUL 12.. Issued 2012-07-12 17:31Z. 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
- Indian Ocean. The parsed report position is -2.558, 89.325. 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
- Two F/V disabled and adrift vicinity sri lanka (07-00N 081-45E) to cocos islands (12-07S 096-54E)later cancellation notice
- issued
- 2012-07-12 17:31Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AUSSAR 4618/12 110315Z JUL 12.
- issued by
- AUSSAR
- sea
- Indian Ocean
- position
- -2.558, 89.325
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
INDIAN OCEAN. TWO F/V DISABLED AND ADRIFT VICINITY SRI LANKA (07-00N 081-45E) TO COCOS ISLANDS (12-07S 096-54E). VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IS POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC AUSTRALIA, PHONE: 612 6230 6811, FAX: 612 6230 6868, E-MAIL: RCCAUS@AMSA.GOV.AU.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
- The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
8 within 180 nm since 2012 · 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 M/V viva 109 adrift in vicinity 00-03.95N 089-31.10E at 161600Z nov2021-11-17
- Derilict M/V viva 109 adrift in vicinity 00-08.58N 088-58.78E2021-11-16
- Derelict F/V adrift in 03-38S 087-24E at 230445Z may2019-05-23
- F/V disabled and adrift in 03-29S 087-36E at 211830Z may2019-05-22
- Derelict 12 meter F/V partially submerged and adrift vicinity 00-25.38S 089-34.76E2014-04-15
- Derelict 15 meter F/V seven star, yellow and green hull, adrift vicinity 04-15S 090-41E at 212000Z jun2013-06-24
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 07:15Z; 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.