Helicopter retrieved, one person remains missing vicinity 47-18.8S 062-35.5W
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1090/00
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2000-03-29 15:40Z
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) · NAVAREA VI 042/00 271400Z MAR 00. Issued 2000-03-27 16:38Z. 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 -47.313, -62.592. 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
- Derelict helicopter, afloat with orange and yellow drums, adrift in 47-18.8S 062-35.5W at 231040Z marcancelled by this notice
- Man overboard vicinity 47-25S 063-05W at 202106Z marlater cancellation notice
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.
- HYDROLANT 1090/00 · this notice2000-03-27 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 1109/002000-03-29 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2000-03-27 16:38Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA VI 042/00 271400Z MAR 00
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -47.313, -62.592
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. HELICOPTER RETRIEVED, ONE PERSON REMAINS MISSING VICINITY 47-18.8S 062-35.5W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO ANY COASTAL RADIO STATION. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1052/00.
Reading this warning
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
23 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.
- Man overboard from vessel in 46-41S 060-52W2021-02-24
- Search and rescue operations in vicinity 46-24S 060-41W2019-02-15
- Search and rescue operations in progress until further notice by M/V seabed constructor in area bound by…2018-10-23
- Search and rescue operations in progress until further notice by M/V seabed constructor in area bound by…2018-09-07
- F/V dorneda sank in 45-01S 060-04W2018-07-12
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V dorneda in 45-01.32S 060-04.80W2018-07-11
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
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-25 14:32Z; 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) →
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.