Two derelict lifeboats adrift in vicinity 24-33.2N 143-28.5E at 210134Z dec
North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 4223/19
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2019-12-24 04:20Z
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 XI 706/19 210408Z DEC 19.. Issued 2019-12-21 04:20Z. 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
- North Pacific Ocean. The parsed report position is 24.553, 143.475. 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
- Two derelict lifeboats adrift in the vicinity of 24-43N 144-37E at 181300Z deccancelled by this notice
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 4199/192019-12-18 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 4200/192019-12-18 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 4211/192019-12-19 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 4223/19 · this notice2019-12-21 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2019-12-21 04:20Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2019-12-24 04:20Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 706/19 210408Z DEC 19.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 24.553, 143.475
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC. DNC 12. 1. TWO DERELICT LIFEBOATS ADRIFT IN VICINITY 24-33.2N 143-28.5E AT 210134Z DEC. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 4200/19. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 240420Z DEC 19.
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.
- 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.
- 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
17 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.
- Derelict M/V sea mark on fire and adrift in 24-39.5N 144-01.8E at 191900Z dec2019-12-19
- Two derelict lifeboats adrift in the vicinity of 24-43N 144-37E at 181300Z dec2019-12-18
- Derelict M/V sea mark on fire and adrift in vicinity 24-40.1N 144-34.7E at 181352Z dec2019-12-18
- Derelict F/V, partially submerged and adrift in vicinity 23-25N 141-21E at 080355Z dec2018-12-08
- F/V sagakatsu maru disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 25-39N 146-01E at 240258Z feb2016-02-24
- F/V sagakatsu maru disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 25-27N 145-41E at 230020Z feb2016-02-23
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
- Discoloured water observed in vicinity of 24-17.2N 141-28.8E at 140350Z junVolcanic · 110.2 nm
- Discoloured water observed in vicinity of 24-48.8N 141-19.2E at 130800Z julVolcanic · 118.6 nm
- Volcanic activity reported at io-to in vicinty of 24-45.00N 141-17.3EVolcanic · 119.9 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
6 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 10:06Z; 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.