Man overboard from M/V hellenic spirit vicinity 41-51N 016-29E
Adriatic Sea · HYDROLANT 1303/03
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2003-08-16 12:20Z
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) · MRCC ROME AOR-E EGC#514 041031Z JUL 03. Issued 2003-07-05 13:41Z. 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
- Adriatic Sea. The parsed report position is 41.850, 16.483. 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.
- HYDROLANT 1299/032003-07-04 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 1303/03 · this notice2003-07-05 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2003-07-05 13:41Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC ROME AOR-E EGC#514 041031Z JUL 03
- issued by
- MRCC ROME AOR-E
- sea
- Adriatic Sea
- position
- 41.850, 16.483
- vessel
- M/V HELLENIC SPIRIT
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
MAN OVERBOARD FROM M/V HELLENIC SPIRIT VICINITY 41-51N 016-29E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC ROME, TELEX: 4361 1172, PHONE: 3906 5908 4527, FAX: 390 6592 2737.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
- A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
111 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.
- Aircraft, one person onboard, unreported2023-10-15
- Man overboard from F/V rosa dei venti in 43-33.00N 014-31.00E at 210800Z2023-06-21
- Possible man overboard from M/V zeko y in 42-25.00N 015-34.00E at 300100Z mar2023-03-30
- 17 meter F/V nuova angela secondo, white and blue hull, three persons on board, unreported2022-07-08
- Vessel, white and red hull, one person on board, unreported merlera island 39-52.5N 019-34.6E to otranto…2020-08-11
- Distress signal received from vessel, white hull, one person on board, in vicinity 40-00N 019-00E at 151500Z…2020-01-15
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 2026-10-03 08:54Z; 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.