Derelict 46 foot S/V archipelago, white hull, adrift in 26-07-36N 056-53-28W at 132250Z may
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 394/20
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2020-05-17 10:10Z
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 140632Z MAY 20.. Issued 2020-05-14 10:10Z. 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 26.127, -56.891. 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
- 2020-05-14 10:10Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2020-05-17 10:10Z
- authority
- RCC NORFOLK 140632Z MAY 20.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- RCC NORFOLK
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 26.127, -56.891
- vessel
- S/V ARCHIPELAGO
- 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 46 FOOT S/V ARCHIPELAGO, WHITE HULL, ADRIFT IN 26-07-36N 056-53-28W AT 132250Z MAY. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 171010Z MAY 20.
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
7 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 S/V marcel adrift in vicinity 27-09N 056-01W2020-06-10
- Derelict vessel partially submerged and adrift in 23-37.98N 058-25.79W on 13 may2013-05-16
- Derelict 20 meter S/V, yellow hull, partially submerged and adrift in 26-15N 058-24W at 041445Z jul2011-07-05
- Derelict vessel, multi colored hull, adrift vicinity 23-56N 056-03W at 082050Z jun2011-06-09
- Derelict 33 foot S/V cigale, white hull with black and yellow trim, adrift in 25-25N 058-48W2010-05-13
- Derelict 24 to 30 foot F/V, white hull with red stripe, adrift in 24-22N 054-25W on 01 dec1999-12-02
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 2026-10-01 15:40Z; 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.