Six men overboard in 39-44N 018-16E
Ionian Sea · HYDROLANT 1356/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-06-30 10:18Z
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 212118Z JUN 12.. Issued 2012-06-21 21:50Z. 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
- Ionian Sea. The parsed report position is 39.733, 18.267. 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
- Vessel, 11 persons on board, capsized and adrift in 39-44N 018-16Ecancelled by this notice
- issued
- 2012-06-21 21:50Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC ROME 212118Z JUN 12.
- issued by
- MRCC ROME
- sea
- Ionian Sea
- position
- 39.733, 18.267
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NORTHERN IONIAN SEA. ITALY. 1. SIX MEN OVERBOARD IN 39-44N 018-16E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC ROME, INMARSAT-C: 424744220, PHONE: 39 065 908 4527, 39 065 908 4527, FAX: 390 6592 2737, 390 5908 4409, E-MAIL: ITMRCC@MIT.GOV.IT. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1324/12.
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.
- MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
- A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
- Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET
- The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.
- 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 · other warnings
45 within 180 nm since 1998 · 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.
- Naval operations 250600Z feb to 081800Z mar in area bound by 37-00.00N 011-00.00E, 39-00.00N 011-00.00E,…2024-02-20
- 20 meter vessel requesting assistance in 38-42.00N 018-53.00E at 240637Z nov2022-11-24
- Mine in 40-39.78N 019-08.86E2018-07-06
- Mine clearing operations 04 thru 10 may in bay of vlore (40-27-06N 019-28-40E)2018-05-03
- Vessel in need of assistance in 37-22N 017-48E2016-03-29
- 12 meter vessel, orange hull, requesting assistance in 37-46.5N 019-02.0E2014-04-08
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
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 00:19Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.