Derelict S/V restless VI adrift in 39-29.4N 042-25.0W at 150427Z jul
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 267/09
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2009-07-22 00:01Z
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 150442Z JUL 09.. Issued 2009-07-15 09:18Z. 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 39.490, -42.417. 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.
- HYDROLANT 1319/092009-07-15 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 267/09 · this notice2009-07-15 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2009-07-15 09:18Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC NORFOLK 150442Z JUL 09.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- RCC NORFOLK
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 39.490, -42.417
- vessel
- S/V RESTLESS VI · 2 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. DERELICT S/V RESTLESS VI ADRIFT IN 39-29.4N 042-25.0W AT 150427Z JUL. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 22 JUL.
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.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
13 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 38 foot S/V boundless, white with blue trim, adrift in 40-31.8N 045-34.5W2019-06-14
- Derelict vessel adrift in 38-34N 044-43W at 171556Z apr2016-04-17
- S/V camais disabled and adrift due to lost rudder in 38-00N 041-10W at 110904Z jun2013-06-11
- Derelict S/V ubu VII adrift in 38-18N 045-57W at 111925Z may2012-05-12
- Derelict S/V adrift in 38-18N 045-57W at 111925Z may2012-05-11
- Derelict 40 foot S/V UBU7, white hull, adrift in 38-03.03N 044-29.40W at 141945Z apr2012-04-15
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 06:59Z; 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.