Derelict S/V scotch bonnet dismasted and adrift in 32-02.89S 166-16.67E at 200145Z nov
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 3254/11
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2011-11-21 16:57Z
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 X 24/11 200158Z NOV 11.. Issued 2011-11-20 10:02Z. 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 Pacific Ocean. The parsed report position is -32.048, 166.278. 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 3254/11 and this msg, vessel assistedlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2011-11-20 10:02Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2011-11-23 09:50Z
- authority
- NAVAREA X 24/11 200158Z NOV 11.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA X · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -32.048, 166.278
- vessel
- S/V SCOTCH BONNET · 5 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
TASMAN SEA. 1. DERELICT S/V SCOTCH BONNET DISMASTED AND ADRIFT IN 32-02.89S 166-16.67E AT 200145Z NOV. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 230950Z 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
4 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
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
5 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-30 04:13Z; 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.