Derelicts

M/V VIVA109 disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 00-27.43N 087-28.00E on 14 nov

Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 3294/21

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2021-11-16 16:26Z

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) · MRCC COLOMBO 151012Z NOV 21.. Issued 2021-11-15 11:47Z. 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
Indian Ocean. The parsed report position is 0.457, 87.467. 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

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  1. HYDROPAC 3294/21 · this notice2021-11-15 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 3306/212021-11-16 · Archived notice
  3. HYDROPAC 3322/212021-11-17 · Archived notice
  4. HYDROPAC 3344/212021-11-20 · Archived notice
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Current notices and reporting history in the Indian Ocean →

issued
2021-11-15 11:47Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC COLOMBO 151012Z NOV 21.
issued by
MRCC COLOMBO
sea
Indian Ocean
position
0.457, 87.467
vessel
M/V VIVA109
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTHERN INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 03.
M/V VIVA109 DISABLED AND ADRIFT DUE TO ENGINE
FAILURE IN 00-27.43N 087-28.00E ON 14 NOV.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO MRCC COLOMBO,
PHONE: 941 1244 5368,
FAX: 941 1244 1454, 941 1244 9718,
E-MAIL: NHQDNO@YAHOO.COM, MRCCCOLOMBO@GMAIL.COM.

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.
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.
Keep a sharp lookout
A request to every ship in the area to watch for the vessel, people or object described.
Assist if possible
The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.
MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.

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Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels

12 within 180 nm since 2010 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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.

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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 02:58Z; source collection times vary.

Derelicts

Abandoned, disabled or drifting vessels. All current derelict & adrift vessels →

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