The abandoned vessel MSC Hermes 3, 213 metres long, is adrift in northern South China Sea near 11-45N 112-15E on 22 September 0820Z; notice cancels 25 September 0820Z.
South China Sea, Northern Part · NAVAREA XI 424/26
- issued
- 2026-09-22 09:00Z
- status
- in force
- self-cancels
- 2026-09-25 08:20Z
- authority
- Japan Coast Guard (JHOD)
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- 11.750, 112.250
- nearest port
- Ho Chi Minh City · 331 nm
- source
- jhod · first seen 2026-09-22 09:36Z
Original warning text
SOUTH CHINA SEA, NORTHERN PART. ABANDONED VESSEL, M/V MSC HERMES 3, 213 METRE LONG, ADRIFT IN VICINITY OF 11-45N 112-15E ON 220820Z SEP. CANCEL THIS MSG 250820Z SEP.
Drift estimate · where it probably is now
- estimated
- 11.791, 112.409 · ±14.8 nm
- from report
- 9.7 nm toward 75° over 0.2 d
- current
- 2.5 kn toward 81°
- wind
- 9 kn from 168° · 3% leeway
- method
- stepped 1× at the estimated position · as of 2026-09-22 12:50Z
Surface current (HYCOM, U.S. Navy) plus 3% of the wind (MET Norway). An estimate drawn dashed on the map above — not a position, not for navigation or search and rescue.
Conditions at the position · now
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MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation
This area · derelict & adrift vessels
56 within 180 nm since 2001 · 1 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now
- F/V bd 98833 ts disabled and adrift in 11-20.00N 111-23.00E at 252000Z nov2023-11-26
- F/V kh 97768 ts disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 12-31.00N 110-58.00E at 132127Z oct2022-10-14
- F/V kh 97768 ts disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 12-45.00N 110-51.00E at 131540Z oct2022-10-13
- F/V kh 97768 ts disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 12-48.00N 110-48.00E at 131200Z oct2022-10-13
- F/V kh 90026TS disabled and adrift in 11-36.61N 109-17.31E at 061230Z dec2021-12-06
- F/V kh 90026 ts disabled and adrift in 11-25.50N 109-37.61E at 051730Z dec2021-12-05
Season · when derelict & adrift vessels happen here
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
5 derelict & adrift vessels in force · see all
Derelicts
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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.