Incidents · overdue

Vessel, yellow hull with white stripes, four persons on board, unreported

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1324/22

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2022-06-03 13:35Z

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 V SAR 79/22 200618Z MAY 22.. Issued 2022-05-20 07:28Z. 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: South Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is -9.860, -35.822. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →

issued: 2022-05-20 07:28Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA V SAR 79/22 200618Z MAY 22.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
issued by: NAVAREA V SAR
sea: South Atlantic Ocean
position: -9.860, -35.822
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
BRAZIL.
DNC 01.
VESSEL, YELLOW HULL WITH WHITE STRIPES,
FOUR PERSONS ON BOARD, UNREPORTED.
LAST KNOWN POSITION IN 09-51.60S 035-49.30W.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO
KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO ANY COASTAL RADIO STATION.

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.
Last known position: The most recent confirmed position of a missing vessel or person — the starting point of a search.
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.

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

53 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.

Man overboard in 08-54.12S 034-50.55W on 14 apr2024-04-15
Vessel unreported2023-06-26
Man overboard from vessel in 11-04.40S 036-03.05W on 14 mar2023-03-15
F/V, three person on board, overdue2022-07-20
Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 08-18.60S 034-57.23W 27 mar2022-03-28
Vessel, three persons on board, disabled and adrift2021-08-07

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

Maceio light 09-41.03S 035-43.38W unlit until 31 octNav aids · 12.1 nm
Tamandare light 08-45.57S 035-06.08W unlit until 02 novNav aids · 78.7 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

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

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 01:35Z; 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.