Derelicts

M/V turicum disabled and adrift vicinity 38-15S 068-49E

Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 2014/03

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2003-11-22 16:10Z

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 LA REUNION IOR EGC#707 220704Z NOV 03. Issued 2003-11-22 11:10Z. 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
Indian Ocean. The parsed report position is -38.250, 68.817. 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 2014/03 · this notice2003-11-22 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 2019/032003-11-22 · Archived notice
  3. HYDROPAC 2024/032003-11-23 · Archived notice
  4. HYDROPAC 2079/032003-11-30 · Archived notice
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Current notices and reporting history in the Indian Ocean →

issued
2003-11-22 11:10Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC LA REUNION IOR EGC#707 220704Z NOV 03
issued by
MRCC LA REUNION IOR
sea
Indian Ocean
position
-38.250, 68.817
vessel
M/V TURICUM · 5 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

M/V TURICUM DISABLED AND ADRIFT VICINITY 38-15S 068-49E.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT,
ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC LA REUNION,
INMARSAT: 42279 9193, TELEX: 916140,
PHONE: 2622 6243 4343, FAX: 2622 6271 1595.

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.
Assist if possible
The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.
MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET
The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.

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Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels

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

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05
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12

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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M
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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 05:04Z; 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.