Incidents · man_overboard

Man overboard from vessel in 30-13.30N 078-14.50W

North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1198/23

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-06-16 15:24Z

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) · RCC MIAMI 0/23 300117Z MAY 23.. Issued 2023-05-30 01:31Z. 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: North Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is 30.222, -78.242. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued: 2023-05-30 01:31Z
status: Archived notice
authority: RCC MIAMI 0/23 300117Z MAY 23.
issued by: RCC MIAMI
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 30.222, -78.242
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
DNC 15.
MAN OVERBOARD FROM VESSEL
IN 30-13.30N 078-14.50W.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO RCC MIAMI,
PHONE: 305 415 6800,
E-MAIL: RCCMIAMI@USCG.MIL.

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.
Man overboard: Someone has gone into the water from a vessel; ships in the area are asked to look for them.
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)

112 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.

Distress signal received from 27 foot vessel, green hull, in 32-06.50N 078-59.10W2024-01-18
Vessel partially submerged and adrift in 33-05.83N 078-40.06W2024-01-18
31 foot F/V carol anne, teal hull, overdue2023-10-23
31 foot F/V carol ann, teal hull, overdue2023-10-21
41 foot F/V carol anne, blue and white hull, 03 persons on board, overdue2023-10-21
Distress signal received in 29-11.60N 080-14.90W2023-10-13

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

Broadcast and communication services unreliable at uscg remote communication facilities: a. boston 41-43.00N…Nav aids · 51.5 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

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

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 03:23Z; 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.