Derelicts

Derelict M/V msc hermes III adrift in vicinity 11-45.00N 112-15.00E

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 2740/26

What this record establishes

Cancelled notice · 2026-09-23 14:45Z

This notice disappeared from the issuing source's in-force list. No explicit recovery or all-clear is established by that removal.

Source and dates
NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt). Issued 2026-09-22 06:29Z. First collected 2026-09-23 15:02Z; last seen in collection 2026-09-24 05:17Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered
South China Sea. The parsed report position is 11.750, 112.250. 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 2740/26 · this notice2026-09-22 · Cancelled notice
  2. NAVAREA XI 424/262026-09-22 · Listed in force
Compare all 2 notices, changes and original texts →

Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea

issued
2026-09-22 06:29Z
status
Cancelled notice
self-cancels
2026-09-25 06:31Z
sea
South China Sea
position
11.750, 112.250
vessel
M/V MSC HERMES III
source
NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-09-23 15:02Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
1. DERELICT M/V MSC HERMES III ADRIFT
   IN VICINITY 11-45.00N 112-15.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 250631Z SEP 26.

Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels

57 within 180 nm since 2001 · 2 in the last 12 months · 1 listed in force now

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05
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15
20
25
26

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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A
M
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D

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

5 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-24 05:27Z; 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.