Derelict vessel aground in 22-02.2S 168-38.5E
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 4629/18
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2019-03-01 00:01Z
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 CAYENNE 1/19 312102Z DEC 18.. Issued 2018-12-31 21:17Z. 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
- South Pacific Ocean. The parsed report position is -22.037, 168.642. 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
- Derelict vessel aground in 22-02.2S 168-38.5Ecancelled by this notice
- Derelict vessel aground in 22-02.2S 168-38.5Elater cancellation 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 2589/172017-07-30 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2968/172017-08-31 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3094/172017-09-11 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3328/172017-09-28 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3733/172017-10-31 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 4177/172017-11-30 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2018-12-31 21:17Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AVURNAV CAYENNE 1/19 312102Z DEC 18.
- issued by
- AVURNAV CAYENNE
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -22.037, 168.642
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC. NEW CALEDONIA. DNC 06. CHART 82030. 1. DERELICT VESSEL AGROUND IN 22-02.2S 168-38.5E. SALVAGE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 28 FEB. FIVE MILE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 3943/18. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 MAR 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.
- 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.
- Wide berth requested
- Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
- 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
24 within 180 nm since 2004 · 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.
- Six meter derelict vessel, white hull, adrift in vicinity 20-21.50S 169-49.90E at 210715Z dec2022-12-21
- Derelict vessel aground in 22-02.2S 168-38.5E2019-10-31
- Derelict vessel aground in 22-02.2S 168-38.5E2019-08-30
- Derelict vessel aground in 22-02.2S 168-38.5E2019-06-02
- Derelict vessel aground in 22-02.2S 168-38.5E2019-02-28
- Derelict vessel aground in 22-02.2S 168-38.5E2018-10-31
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
- 61 km ene of tadine, new caledoniaQuakes · 41.2 nm
- 80 km ene of tadine, new caledoniaQuakes · 44.4 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
5 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-26 00:24Z; 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.