Unknown floating object resembling a conex box adrift in 25-43.10N 088-16.50W at 231800Z aug
Gulf of Mexico · NAVAREA IV 845/22
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2022-08-27 01:41Z
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 NEW ORLEANS 0/22 240102Z AUG 22.. Issued 2022-08-24 01:45Z. 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
- Gulf of Mexico. The parsed report position is 25.718, -88.275. 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 Gulf of Mexico →
- issued
- 2022-08-24 01:45Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2022-08-27 01:41Z
- authority
- RCC NEW ORLEANS 0/22 240102Z AUG 22.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- RCC NEW ORLEANS
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 25.718, -88.275
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF MEXICO. 1. UNKNOWN FLOATING OBJECT RESEMBLING A CONEX BOX ADRIFT IN 25-43.10N 088-16.50W AT 231800Z AUG. REPORT ANY FURTHER SIGHTINGS TO USCG RCC NEW ORLEANS, LA: VOICE 855-485-3727, FAX 504-589-2148, EMAIL D8COMMANDCENTER@USCG.MIL 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 270141Z AUG 22.
Reading this warning
- 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 · drifting objects
20 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.
- Odas buoy 42003 adrift in vicinity 25-55-11N 085-28-49W at 140102Z may2017-05-14
- 1.5 meter long yellow object adrift in vicinity 27-39.3N 089-14.1W at 071051Z jan2017-01-18
- Noaa buoy 42S13 adrift vicinity 25-52N 085-43W at 250700Z oct2015-10-25
- Odas buoy 42003 adrift vicinity 25-57-23N 085-20-08W at 040639Z jun2014-06-04
- Seven mile long cable marked by buoy, yellow, fl w adrift in 26-51N 087-58W at 180839Z mar2014-03-18
- Red buoy reported adrift vicinity 25-41.5N 089-31.9W at 212130Z mar2010-03-22
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
3 drifting objects listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 17:57Z; source collection times vary.
Debris
Logs, buoys, mooring gear and other objects adrift. All current drifting objects →
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.