Derelict 42 foot S/V the swept away, white hull, adrift in 34-01.6N 055-49.0W at 310720Z aug
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 696/14
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2014-09-04 13:10Z
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 311420Z AUG 14.. Issued 2014-09-01 13:10Z. 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 34.027, -55.817. 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 32 foot S/V the swept away adrift in 34-05N 055-45W at 302252Z augcancelled by this 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 694/142014-08-31 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 696/14 · this notice2014-09-01 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2014-09-01 13:10Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2014-09-04 13:10Z
- authority
- RCC NORFOLK 311420Z AUG 14.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- RCC NORFOLK
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 34.027, -55.817
- vessel
- S/V THE SWEPT AWAY · 2 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 42 FOOT S/V THE SWEPT AWAY, WHITE HULL, ADRIFT IN 34-01.6N 055-49.0W AT 310720Z AUG. REPORTS TO RCC NORFOLK, PHONE: 757 398 6231, FAX: 757 398 6392, E-MAIL: D05-SMB-D5CC@USCG.MIL. 2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 694/14. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 041310Z SEP 14.
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.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- NAVAREA
- One of the 21 ocean areas of the World-Wide Navigational Warning Service, each with a coordinator that broadcasts long-range warnings.
- 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
17 within 180 nm since 2001 · 1 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 26 foot vessel partially submerged and adrift in 32-51.60N 056-35.20W at 222025Z aug2026-08-22
- 250 meter seawing from M/V ville de bordeaux adrift in vicinity 32-33.00N 053-09.30W at 281955Z apr2023-04-28
- Derelict vessel, white hull, adrift in vicinity 31-59.19N 054-26.36W at 021715Z feb2023-02-02
- Derelict 27 foot S/V matilda adrift in vicinity 35-14.7N 054-20.0W2018-12-07
- Derelict 26 foot vessel, black hull, adrift in vicinity 32-17.1N 056-59.0W2018-09-04
- Derelict 38 foot S/V prodigal, black hull, adrift vicinity 35-21N 056-08W2015-06-17
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
5 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-27 23:36Z; 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.