Derelict 45 foot S/V irene, adrift in 37-17.09N 073-32.97W at 311130Z mar
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 240/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2015-04-03 13:39Z
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) · RCC NORFOLK 311257Z MAR 15.. Issued 2015-03-31 13:39Z. 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 Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is 37.285, -73.549. 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 North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2015-03-31 13:39Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2015-04-03 13:39Z
- authority
- RCC NORFOLK 311257Z MAR 15.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- RCC NORFOLK
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 37.285, -73.549
- vessel
- S/V IRENE · 12 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. 1. DERELICT 45 FOOT S/V IRENE, ADRIFT IN 37-17.09N 073-32.97W AT 311130Z MAR. REPORTS TO RCC NORFOLK, PHONE: 757 398 6231, FAX: 757 398 6392, E-MAIL: RCCNORFOLK@USCG.MIL. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 031339Z APR 15.
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.
- RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
- The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
- 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
20 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.
- Derelict 32 foot S/V adrift in 34-37.90N 073-50.20W at 160230Z apr2024-04-16
- Derelict 200 foot barge adrift in 36-11.20N 074-18.40W at 161525Z jan2023-01-19
- Derelict 200 foot barge and tug adrift in vicinity 37-48.40N 074-29.80W2023-01-15
- 46 foot S/V big adventure disabled and adrift due to rudder damage in 35-30.20N 071-59.15W2022-11-14
- Derelict vessel partially submerged and adrift in 35-01.08N 072-42.04W at 151930Z sep2021-09-15
- Partially submerged vessel adrift in 35-01.08N 072-42.04W at 151930Z sep2021-09-15
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
6 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 02:34Z; 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.