Derelict vessel on fire and adrift in 14-02.8S 042-06.4E
Mozambique Channel · HYDROPAC 319/08
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2008-02-26 08:36Z
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 VII 20/08 201515Z FEB 08.. Issued 2008-02-20 19:27Z. 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
- Mozambique Channel. The parsed report position is -14.047, 42.107. 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
- Cancel HYDROPAC 319/08 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Mozambique Channel →
- issued
- 2008-02-20 19:27Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA VII 20/08 201515Z FEB 08.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Mozambique Channel
- position
- -14.047, 42.107
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. DERELICT VESSEL ON FIRE AND ADRIFT IN 14-02.8S 042-06.4E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 27 FEB.
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.
- 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
14 within 180 nm since 2004 · 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 vessel adrift in 12-29.63S 044-41.36E 2. cancel this msg 051832Z dec 212021-12-02
- Derelict vessel adrift in 12-30.7S 044-42.08E2021-12-02
- Derelict vessel, partially submerged and adrift in 12-58S 044-58E2020-09-07
- Debris from sunken vessel adrift in vicinity 12-50.60S 044-45.07E2020-03-10
- Derelict ten meter F/V pannagia adrift in 14-36.61S 044-37.08E at 141000Z sep2018-09-22
- Derelict ten meter F/V pannagia adrift in 14-36.61S 044-37.08E at 141000Z sep2018-09-14
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 09:34Z; 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.