Derelicts

Derelict 101 meter M/V foxhound aground vicinity 05-19S 147-12E

Bismarck Sea · HYDROPAC 3428/15

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2015-10-28 09:49Z

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) · JRCC AUSTRALIA 6661/15 180346Z OCT 15.. Issued 2015-10-18 06:05Z. 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
Bismarck Sea. The parsed report position is -5.317, 147.200. 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 3423/152015-10-17 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 3428/15 · this notice2015-10-18 · Archived notice
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Current notices and reporting history in the Bismarck Sea →

issued
2015-10-18 06:05Z
status
Archived notice
authority
JRCC AUSTRALIA 6661/15 180346Z OCT 15.
issued by
JRCC AUSTRALIA
sea
Bismarck Sea
position
-5.317, 147.200
vessel
M/V FOXHOUND · 3 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

PAPUA NEW GUINEA-NORTHEAST COAST.
BISMARCK SEA.
VITIAZ STRAIT.
DNC 05.
CHART 73650.
1. DERELICT 101 METER M/V FOXHOUND AGROUND VICINITY
   05-19S 147-12E. REPORTS TO MRCC PORT MORESBY,
   PHONE: 675 321 2969, FAX: 675 321 3051,
   E-MAIL: PNGMRCC@NMSA.GOV.PG.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 3423/15.

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.
Chart reference
The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
Derelict
An abandoned vessel still afloat and drifting, with no one on board.
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.
MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROPAC
The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.

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Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels

9 within 180 nm since 2013 · 1 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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

6 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 06:07Z; 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.