Incidents · sinking

Vessel reported sinking in 69-05.00N 105-31.00W

The Northwestern Passages · HYDROARC 148/23

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-08-18 15:17Z

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) · JRCC TRENTON 0/23 030226Z AUG 23.. Issued 2023-08-03 04:50Z. 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
The Northwestern Passages. The parsed report position is 69.083, -105.517. 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 The Northwestern Passages →

issued
2023-08-03 04:50Z
status
Archived notice
authority
JRCC TRENTON 0/23 030226Z AUG 23.
issued by
JRCC TRENTON
sea
The Northwestern Passages
position
69.083, -105.517
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

DEESE STRAIT.
CANADA.
DNC 28.
VESSEL REPORTED SINKING IN 69-05.00N 105-31.00W.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO JRCC TRENTON,
PHONE: 613 965 3870,
FAX: 613 965 7190, OR PRESCOTT MCTS,
PHONE: 613 925 4471, FAX: 613 925 4519.

Reading this warning

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.
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.
RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.

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Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)

3 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-04 00:37Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

Search-and-rescue broadcasts, published only once a case has been closed for 30 days: groundings, sinkings, capsizes, fires, man overboard, overdue vessels. Nothing here is live. All current distress & casualty cases (archived) →

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