Derelict eight meter S/V constellation adrift in 39-06S 146-41E at 061244Z
Bass Strait · HYDROPAC 3130/11
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2011-11-09 13:45Z
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) · SEA SAFETY 126/11 061313Z NOV 11.. Issued 2011-11-06 13:43Z. 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
- Bass Strait. The parsed report position is -39.100, 146.683. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2011-11-06 13:43Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2011-11-09 13:45Z
- authority
- SEA SAFETY 126/11 061313Z NOV 11.
- issued by
- SEA SAFETY
- sea
- Bass Strait
- position
- -39.100, 146.683
- vessel
- S/V CONSTELLATION · 3 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
AUSTRALIA-SOUTHEAST COAST. BASS STRAIT. 1. DERELICT EIGHT METER S/V CONSTELLATION ADRIFT IN 39-06S 146-41E AT 061244Z. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 091345Z NOV.
Reading this warning
- 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
29 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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 seven meter vessel avanator, white hull, unlit and anchored in 40-35.10S 148-05.90E at 120620Z apr2024-04-12
- Derelict F/V derwent venture adrift in 38-13.41S 149-33.49E at 070543Z jan2023-01-07
- Derelict 18 meter M/V partially submerged and adrift in vicinity 39-06S 145-48E at 160253Z dec2021-12-16
- Derelict 12 meter vessel showtime abandoned and adrift in 38-24.3S 148-16.3E at 232130Z feb2020-02-24
- Derelict 12 meter vessel partially submerged and adrift in 38-39.2S 150-08.7E at 062345Z feb2020-02-07
- Derelict 11 meter M/V yacht DDU2 anchored in 40-40.43S 147-55.68E at 072240Z dec2018-12-07
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
Worldwide in the collected sources
5 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 10:53Z; 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.