Ship-name archive · official navigational warnings

Black BIT

1 public warning uses this name, 2024-04-19. The notices cover Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin. Compare what each source reports, how its wording changes, and which identifiers are actually attached to the name.

These are mentions of a name. They can describe vessel operations, hazards or different ships using the same name.

What the reports establish

No displayed warning is recorded as in force. 1 has been cancelled. Cancellation concerns the notice; it does not establish the vessel’s current condition or a successful recovery.

First dated report in this archive

Issued 2024-04-19 14:22Z

S/V black bit, black hull, one person on board, unreported crete (35-18.60N 023-31.70E) to sicily (37-03.10N…

Incidents · Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Ionian Sea

HYDROLANT 836/24

Which vessel does this name identify?

No IMO or MMSI can be confidently attached to this name from the displayed warnings. A matching name alone cannot establish that these reports concern the same vessel.

Name styles in these reports: S/V. Interpreted vessel types: sailing / pleasure craft.

Warning record and geographic coverage

Dated report span: 0 days
Warning days covered: 847.2 days
Separate warning periods: 1
Warnings with a map location: 1 / 1

Warning days combine recorded issue-to-cancellation periods, counting overlapping days once. In-force notices extend to the calculation time. These periods describe the warning record, not days at sea or the duration of a vessel incident.

Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin warning history

Map center of HYDROLANT 836/24, issued 2024-04-19 14:22Z: 36.181, 19.403. The center may represent an operation area, route or hazard. It is not a confirmed vessel position. Issue time is the warning publication time; any observation time must be read in the original message.

Reading these reports

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart): A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
Persons on board (POB): The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
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.
Keep a sharp lookout: A request to every ship in the area to watch for the vessel, people or object described.
Assist if possible: The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.
MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre): A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.

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Source warnings · 1

Oldest dated warning first; undated messages follow. Open each entry to read its complete original text.

One public mention is available. HYDROLANT 836/24 contains the full warning record.

IncidentsHYDROLANT 836/24Issued 2024-04-19 14:22Z

S/V black bit, black hull, one person on board, unreported crete (35-18.60N 023-31.70E) to sicily (37-03.10N…

Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Ionian Sea · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin

Warning cancelled 2026-08-14 18:10Z (dropped from inforce)

Read original warning

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
IONIAN SEA.
DNC 09.
S/V BLACK BIT, BLACK HULL, ONE PERSON ON BOARD,
UNREPORTED CRETE (35-18.60N 023-31.70E) TO
SICILY (37-03.10N 015-16.70E) ON 11 APR.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO REPORTS TO MRCC ROME,
PHONE: 390 6592 4145,  3906 5908 4409,
EMAIL: ITMRCC@MIT.GOV.IT.

Not for navigation. Names and identifiers are extracted automatically from the cited warnings. This archive does not verify current vessel position, seaworthiness or incident resolution. Mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.