Derelict S/V xenon adrift in 14-56.1N 047-54.5W at 091700Z feb
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 33/09
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2009-02-17 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) · CROSS AG 10 FEB 09.. Issued 2009-02-10 03:29Z. 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 14.935, -47.908. 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 S/V xenon adrift in 06-00N 047-00Wlater 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 33/09 · this notice2009-02-10 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 44/092009-02-15 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 321/092009-02-15 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 338/092009-02-18 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 51/092009-02-18 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2009-02-10 03:29Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- CROSS AG 10 FEB 09.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- CROSS AG
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 14.935, -47.908
- vessel
- S/V XENON · 5 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 XENON ADRIFT IN 14-56.1N 047-54.5W AT 091700Z FEB. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 17 FEB.
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
10 within 180 nm since 2009 · 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 four meter M/V mahi two, taking on water in vicinity 17-03.7N 046-13.9W at 111305Z jan2022-01-11
- Derelict eight meter vessel adrift in 16-57N 049-52W at 291700Z jan2021-02-02
- Derelict eight meter vessel adrift in 16-57N 049-52W at 291700Z jan2021-02-01
- Derelict 15 meter S/V moflete, blue hull, adrift in 15-53N 048-09W at 051426Z feb2018-02-06
- Derelict 15 meter S/V moflete, blue hull, adrift in 15-53N 048-09W at 051426Z feb2018-02-06
- 11.5 meter S/V ourilays, white hull, disabled and adrift in 13-51N 048-59W at 101900Z dec2016-12-10
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 01:58Z; 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.