Four persons stranded ashore requesting assistance vicinity 73-00N 080-00W
The Northwestern Passages · HYDROARC 238/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-09-14 22:36Z
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) · PRESCOTT MCTS 141806Z SEP 16.. Issued 2016-09-14 18:28Z. 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 73.000, -80.000. 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
- Cancel HYDROARC 238/16 and this msg, assistance receivedlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the The Northwestern Passages →
- issued
- 2016-09-14 18:28Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- PRESCOTT MCTS 141806Z SEP 16.
- issued by
- PRESCOTT MCTS
- sea
- The Northwestern Passages
- position
- 73.000, -80.000
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
ARCTIC. BAFFIN BAY. LANCASTER SOUND. CANADA-NORTH COAST. DNC 28. FOUR PERSONS STRANDED ASHORE REQUESTING ASSISTANCE VICINITY 73-00N 080-00W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO JRCC TRENTON, TELEX: 210662282, PHONE: 613 965 3870, FAX: 613 965 7190 OR PRESCOTT MCTS, PHONE: 613 925 4471, FAX: 613 925 4519 OR IQUALUIT MCTS, PHONE: 867 979 5269, FAX: 867 979 4264.
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.
Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions
4 within 180 nm since 2008 · 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.
- 13.9 meter shoal in 73-43.41N 081-13.62W2023-10-27
- Nga chart 15641 (0 ed)2010-07-03
- Nga chart 15630 (1ST ed)2008-11-25
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
38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 19:41Z; source collection times vary.
Wrecks
Dangerous wrecks, shoals and submerged obstructions. All current wrecks & obstructions →
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.