Derelict 21 meter vessel tango too, blue hull, adrift in 16-25.70N 062-35.80W at 011400Z dec
Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 1277/22
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2022-12-02 01:03Z
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) · WEST INDIES - COASTAL 26/22 012307Z DEC 22.. Issued 2022-12-01 23:24Z. 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
- Caribbean Sea. The parsed report position is 16.428, -62.597. 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 21 meter vessel tango too, blue hull, adrift in 16-27.31N 062-10.13W at 300852Z novcancelled by this notice
- Derelict 21 meter vessel tango too, blue hull, adrift in 16-28.12N 062-42.94W at 012319Z declater 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.
- NAVAREA IV 1265/222022-11-30 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 1277/22 · this notice2022-12-01 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 1279/222022-12-02 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Caribbean Sea →
- issued
- 2022-12-01 23:24Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2022-12-04 23:19Z
- authority
- WEST INDIES - COASTAL 26/22 012307Z DEC 22.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- WEST INDIES - COASTAL
- sea
- Caribbean Sea
- position
- 16.428, -62.597
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. MONTSERRAT. 1. DERELICT 21 METER VESSEL TANGO TOO, BLUE HULL, ADRIFT IN 16-25.70N 062-35.80W AT 011400Z DEC. 2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1265/22. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 042319Z DEC 22.
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.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- NAVAREA
- One of the 21 ocean areas of the World-Wide Navigational Warning Service, each with a coordinator that broadcasts long-range warnings.
- 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
135 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.
- Martinique2024-07-10
- Derelict 10 meter vessel, blue hull, adrift in 17-45.93N 062-29.73W at 152118Z jan2024-01-16
- Derelict four meter S/V, white hull, adrift in vicinity 14-33.90N 061-06.90W at 261908Z nov2023-11-27
- Derelict vessel g family adrift in 14-09.05N 061-21.99W at 102235Z nov2023-11-11
- Derelict vessel g family adrift in 14-09.05N 061-21.99W at 102235Z nov2023-11-11
- Derelict vessel partially submerged and adrift in 18-09.61N 063-10.11W at 131351Z aug2023-08-13
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
- Pointe du vieux fort light 15-56.90N 061-42.46WNav aids · 58.8 nm
- Ilet du gosier light 16-11.90N 061-29.44W at reduced intensityOther · 65.2 nm
- Kitts and nevisSpills · 79.2 nm
- La desirade light 16-20.00N 061-00.33W unlitNav aids · 91.8 nm
- Anchoring prohibited until further notice in area bound by 18-13.60N 063-04.15W, 18-13.60N 063-04.70W,…Other · 111.2 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
5 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-25 00:27Z; 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.