Derelict F/V kouryoumaru NO.68 adrift in vicinity 33-59.3N 149-48.5E at 192359Z jun
North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 2278/18
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2018-06-22 00:38Z
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) · NAVAREA XI 307/18 200218Z JUN 18.. Issued 2018-06-20 02:35Z. 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
- North Pacific Ocean. The parsed report position is 33.988, 149.808. 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
- Derelict F/V kouryoumaru NO.68 adrift in vicinity 33-16.7N 150-21.8E at 210445Z junlater cancellation notice
These messages are connected by recorded cancellation references. The links establish relationships between notices; they do not by themselves confirm a single object, a continuous track, or recovery.
- HYDROPAC 2278/18 · this notice2018-06-20 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2302/182018-06-22 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2018-06-20 02:35Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2018-06-23 02:35Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 307/18 200218Z JUN 18.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 33.988, 149.808
- vessel
- F/V KOURYOUMARU NO.68 · 2 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC. DNC 12. 1. DERELICT F/V KOURYOUMARU NO.68 ADRIFT IN VICINITY 33-59.3N 149-48.5E AT 192359Z JUN. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 230235Z JUN 18.
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.
- 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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
30 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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 498 ton vessel adrift in 33-57.1N 146-35.8E at 171044Z oct2019-10-17
- Derelict F/V kouryoumaru NO.68 adrift in vicinity 33-16.7N 150-21.8E at 210445Z jun2018-06-22
- Derelict 20 meter vessel adrift in 34-53N 151-21E at 061359Z nov2017-11-06
- Derelict lifeboat, orange hull, adrift vicinity 34-43N 147-58E at 060310Z nov2014-11-06
- 19 ton F/V take maru disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 34-15N 147-57E at 282230Z may2014-05-29
- 15 meter F/V yujin maru 25 disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 33-09N 148-37E at 300900Z oct2013-10-30
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 05:07Z; 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.