Derelict vessel aground in 26-26.11N 081-58.38W
Gulf of Mexico · NAVAREA IV 183/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2015-04-25 09:40Z
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) · COMCOGARD SECTOR ST PETERSBURG 270/15 110207Z MAR 15.. Issued 2015-03-11 06:27Z. 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
- Gulf of Mexico. The parsed report position is 26.435, -81.973. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Mexico →
- issued
- 2015-03-11 06:27Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- COMCOGARD SECTOR ST PETERSBURG 270/15 110207Z MAR 15.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- COMCOGARD SECTOR ST PETERSBURG
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 26.435, -81.973
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF MEXICO. FLORIDA-WEST COAST. CHART 11426, 11427. DERELICT VESSEL AGROUND IN 26-26.11N 081-58.38W. SALVAGE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- Wide berth requested
- Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
55 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.
- Derelict 40 foot S/V luna adrift in 25-25.66N 084-20.14W2024-03-13
- Derelict S/V, white hull, adrift in vicinity 24-38.64N 080-59.50W2023-10-28
- Derelict S/V breezy adrift in 27-52.21N 084-08.12W at 061200Z sep2023-09-06
- Vessel disabled freeport, bahamas (26-34.21N 078-41.16W) to west palm beach, fl (26-43.10N 080-01.69W)2023-05-05
- Derelict 40 foot vessel finale, white hull, adrift2023-01-24
- Derelict 180 foot M/V abshire tide, green and black hull, adrift in 25-11.84N 084-47.77W2022-12-19
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
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
4 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-25 17:16Z; 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.