Derelict vessel adrift in 12-30.7S 044-42.08E
Mozambique Channel · HYDROPAC 3476/21
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2021-12-05 18:21Z
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) · AVURNAV LA REUNION 67/21 021624Z DEC 21.. Issued 2021-12-02 18:21Z. 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 -12.512, 44.701. 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 3476/21 · this notice2021-12-02 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3477/212021-12-02 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Mozambique Channel →
- issued
- 2021-12-02 18:21Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2021-12-05 18:21Z
- authority
- AVURNAV LA REUNION 67/21 021624Z DEC 21.
- issued by
- AVURNAV LA REUNION
- sea
- Mozambique Channel
- position
- -12.512, 44.701
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL. COMOROS(ANJOUAN). DNC 02. 1. DERELICT VESSEL ADRIFT IN 12-30.7S 044-42.08E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 051821Z DEC 21.
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.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
38 within 180 nm since 2003 · 1 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 between djamandjary (13-19.40S 048-13.43E) and mayotte (12-50.30S 045-08.40E) via…2026-08-23
- Derelict canoe with outrigger adrift in 12-40.56S 045-11.75E2024-04-07
- Derelict 20 meter burnt F/V adrift in 14-10.11S 045-46.31E at 231031Z jan2024-01-23
- Derelict 20 meter F/V adrift in 14-10.11S 045-46.31E2024-01-17
- Derelict 20 meter F/V adrift in 14-10.11S 045-46.31E2024-01-11
- Derelict six meter vessel adrift in vicinity 12-41.67S 045-15.99E2023-01-23
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
Worldwide in the collected sources
6 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 15:23Z; 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.