Derelict ten meter F/V adrift in vicinity 43-26.7N 135-38.2E at 222100Z sep
Japan Sea · HYDROPAC 3473/18
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2018-09-25 23:35Z
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 VLADIVOSTOK 222327Z SEP 18.. Issued 2018-09-22 23:35Z. 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
- Japan Sea. The parsed report position is 43.445, 135.637. 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.
- HYDROPAC 3473/18 · this notice2018-09-22 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3620/182018-10-03 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2018-09-22 23:35Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2018-09-25 23:35Z
- authority
- MRCC VLADIVOSTOK 222327Z SEP 18.
- issued by
- MRCC VLADIVOSTOK
- sea
- Japan Sea
- position
- 43.445, 135.637
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SEA OF JAPAN. RUSSIA. DNC 24. 1. DERELICT TEN METER F/V ADRIFT IN VICINITY 43-26.7N 135-38.2E AT 222100Z SEP. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC VLADIVOSTOK, PHONE: 742 3249 5522, 742 3222 7782, FAX: 742 3249 5895, E-MAIL: VLDVMRCC@PMA.RU. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 252335Z SEP 18.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
40 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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 F/V, partially submerged and adrift in vicinity 43-30.9N 135-59.5E at 120438Z nov2019-11-12
- Derelict F/V, white hull, partially submerged and adrift in vicinity 43-18.2N 137-00.4E at 060507Z nov2019-11-07
- Derelict F/V adrift in vicinity 41-01N 135-21E at 051300Z2019-10-05
- Derelict F/V, partially submerged and adrift in vicinity 44-09N 135-57E at 110645Z sep2019-09-11
- Two 12 meter derelict F/V adrift in 42-38N 132-46E at 060915Z aug2019-08-06
- Derelict 38 foot F/V adrift in vicinity 42-08N 136-11E at 220350Z jun2019-06-23
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 2026-10-03 03:58Z; 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.