A derelict boat is adrift in the central Mediterranean Sea at 38-51.1N 009-20.9E, and this notice cancels at 2359 UTC on 26 September.
Central Mediterranean Sea · NAVAREA III 140/26
- issued
- 2026-09-14 00:00Z
- status
- in force
- self-cancels
- 2026-09-16 23:59Z
- authority
- Spanish Navy IHM (NAVAREA III coordinator)
- sea
- Tyrrhenian Sea
- position
- 38.852, 9.348
- nearest port
- Cagliari · 24 nm
- source
- armada · first seen 2026-09-15 12:10Z
Original warning text
CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA. A DERELICT BOAT IS ADRIFT AROUND: IN POSITION 38-51.1N 009-20.9E CANCEL THIS MSG 162359 UTC SEP 26.
Drift estimate · where it probably is now
- estimated
- 38.602, 9.167 · ±18.6 nm
- from report
- 17.2 nm toward 210° over 2 d
- wind
- 11 kn from 290° · 3% leeway
- method
- one step with today's field over 2 d (report predates the estimate) · as of 2026-09-16 00:50Z
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
89 within 180 nm since 2001 · 1 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now
- Derelict four meter vessel, black hull with red stripe, adrift in 36-43.8N 011-51.2E2021-02-17
- Derelict S/V adrift in 38-55.1N 005-41.7E at 110653Z dec2020-12-11
- Derelict vessel adrift in 38-02N 009-25E2020-09-28
- Derelict F/V adrift in vicinity 38-13N 009-31E2020-07-17
- Derelict M/V lira adrift in vicinity 41-14.5N 010-07.4E at 190500Z dec2019-12-19
- Derelict M/V lira adrift in vicinity 40-57.8N 010-38.1E at 180340Z dec2019-12-18
Season · when derelict & adrift vessels happen here
month of issue, all years in the archive
Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
5 derelict & adrift vessels in force · see all
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.