Derelict 14 meter F/V qna 95039 ts adrift in vicinity 16-35.2N 107-37.2E
South China Sea · HYDROPAC 2588/18
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2018-07-18 00:49Z
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) · HAIPHONG RADIO 150030Z JUL 18.. Issued 2018-07-15 00:49Z. 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 16.587, 107.620. 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 217/172017-01-20 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2588/18 · this notice2018-07-15 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →
- issued
- 2018-07-15 00:49Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2018-07-18 00:49Z
- authority
- HAIPHONG RADIO 150030Z JUL 18.
- issued by
- HAIPHONG RADIO
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- 16.587, 107.620
- vessel
- F/V QNA · 58 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SOUTH CHINA SEA. VIETNAM. DNC 23. 1. DERELICT 14 METER F/V QNA 95039 TS ADRIFT IN VICINITY 16-35.2N 107-37.2E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 180049Z JUL 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.
- 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
17 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.
- F/V dna 90099TS disabled and anchored in 18-44N 107-18E2019-07-02
- F/V dna 91087 ts drifting due to engine failure in 16-59N 108-35E at 220400Z apr2019-04-25
- Derelict M/V haiha 38, partially submerged and adrift in 16-13N 108-25E at 102155Z aug2018-08-11
- F/V na 95066 ts disabled and adrift in 19-01N 107-12E2018-04-18
- F/V na 90202 ts disabled and adrift due to damaged propeller in 19-04N 106-44E at 250400Z apr2017-04-25
- F/V na 95490 ts disabled and adrift in 19-07N 106-25E at 250800Z jan2017-01-25
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
4 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-25 17:49Z; 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.