Incidents · man_overboard

Man overboard from M/V csav totoral in 39-46N 027-20W at 180919Z jan

North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 139/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-02-04 10:33Z

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 DELGADA 181307Z JAN 12.. Issued 2012-01-18 13:51Z. 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 39.767, -27.333. 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
2012-01-18 13:51Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC DELGADA 181307Z JAN 12.
issued by
MRCC DELGADA
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
39.767, -27.333
vessel
M/V CSAV TOTORAL
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTH ATLANTIC.
AZORES.
MAN OVERBOARD FROM M/V CSAV TOTORAL IN 39-46N 027-20W
AT 180919Z JAN. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO
KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO
MRCC DELGADA, TELEX: 4040 82479, PHONE: 351 9628 1777,
FAX: 351 9620 5239.

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.
Date-time group (DTG)
A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
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.

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

12 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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 2026-10-02 04:03Z; 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) →

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