Derelicts

Derelict 180 foot F/V adrift in 53-26N 136-42W at 291900Z mar

North Pacific Ocean · NAVAREA XII 82/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-03-30 23:43Z

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) · CANADIAN NOTICE TO SHIPPING 292338Z MAR 12.. Issued 2012-03-30 17:16Z. 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 53.433, -136.700. 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.

  1. NAVAREA XII 82/12 · this notice2012-03-30 · Archived notice
  2. NAVAREA XII 83/122012-03-30 · Archived notice
  3. NAVAREA XII 85/122012-04-01 · Archived notice
  4. NAVAREA XII 86/122012-04-01 · Archived notice
  5. NAVAREA XII 87/122012-04-02 · Archived notice
  6. NAVAREA XII 88/122012-04-02 · Archived notice
Compare all 8 notices, changes and original texts →

Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →

issued
2012-03-30 17:16Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2012-04-02 17:15Z
authority
CANADIAN NOTICE TO SHIPPING 292338Z MAR 12.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XII
issued by
CANADIAN NOTICE TO SHIPPING
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
53.433, -136.700
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
GULF OF ALASKA.
1. DERELICT 180 FOOT F/V ADRIFT
   IN 53-26N 136-42W AT 291900Z MAR.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 021715Z APR.

Reading this warning

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.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels

9 within 180 nm since 2012 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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22

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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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

6 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 23:55Z; 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.