Incidents · overdue

Ten foot kayak, yellow hull, one person on board, unreported vicinity 16-09-29N 086-21-47W

Caribbean Sea · HYDROLANT 1422/15

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2015-06-24 13:38Z

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 110453Z JUN 15.. Issued 2015-06-11 05:39Z. 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
Caribbean Sea. The parsed report position is 16.158, -86.363. 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
2015-06-11 05:39Z
status
Archived notice
authority
RCC MIAMI 110453Z JUN 15.
issued by
RCC MIAMI
sea
Caribbean Sea
position
16.158, -86.363
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
HONDURAS.
DNC 14.
TEN FOOT KAYAK, YELLOW HULL, ONE PERSON ON BOARD,
UNREPORTED VICINITY 16-09-29N 086-21-47W.
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.

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

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