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Ten meter S/V cielo, cream hull, one person on board, disabled in 29-12.76S 011-40.89E

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1016/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2016-05-01 19:40Z

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) · CAPE TOWN RADIO 281128Z APR 16 - SHGA 28 APR 16.. Issued 2016-04-28 12:00Z. 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
South Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is -29.213, 11.681. 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

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.

  1. HYDROLANT 987/162016-04-26 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROLANT 993/162016-04-27 · Archived notice
  3. HYDROLANT 1016/16 · this notice2016-04-28 · Archived notice
  4. HYDROLANT 1041/162016-05-01 · Archived notice
  5. HYDROLANT 1044/162016-05-02 · Archived notice
  6. HYDROLANT 1045/162016-05-02 · Archived notice
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Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →

issued
2016-04-28 12:00Z
status
Archived notice
authority
CAPE TOWN RADIO 281128Z APR 16 - SHGA 28 APR 16.
issued by
CAPE TOWN RADIO
sea
South Atlantic Ocean
position
-29.213, 11.681
vessel
S/V CIELO · 6 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
DNC 01.
1. TEN METER S/V CIELO, CREAM HULL, ONE PERSON
   ON BOARD, DISABLED IN 29-12.76S 011-40.89E.
   VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
   LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO CAPE
   TOWN RADIO, PHONE: 272 1551 0700
   E-MAIL: MARITIMERADIO@IXMAIL.CO.ZA.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 993/16(28), 821/16 REFERS.
3. CANCEL HYDROLANT 987/16.

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.
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.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROLANT
The U.S. long-range warning series for Atlantic waters outside NAVAREA IV, including the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas.

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

30 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

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

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 04:29Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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