Tristan da cunha
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1521/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-05-16 19:09Z
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 CAPE TOWN 141323Z MAY 17.. Issued 2017-05-14 15:03Z. 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 -36.643, -11.222. 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
- Tristan da cunhalater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2017-05-14 15:03Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC CAPE TOWN 141323Z MAY 17.
- issued by
- MRCC CAPE TOWN
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -36.643, -11.222
- vessel
- M/V PERIDOT
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SOUTH ATLANTIC. TRISTAN DA CUNHA. INACCESSIBLE ISLAND. NIGHTINGALE ISLAND. DNC 01. M/V PERIDOT REPORTS CREWMAN REQUIRING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN 36-38.6S 011-13.3W. VESSELS IN VICINITY ABLE TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTED TO ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO CAPE TOWN RADIO, PHONE: 272 1551 2617, E-MAIL: MARITIMERADIO@IXMAIL.CO.ZA OR MRCC CAPE TOWN, PHONE: 272 1938 3300, E-MAIL: MRCC.CT@SAMSA.ORG.ZA.
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.
- 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.
- 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)
7 within 180 nm since 2008 · 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.
- Person requiring medical assistance on tristan da cunha island (37-06.19S 012-16.38W)2023-03-11
- 55 foot vessel mussulo III, three persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 38-15S 009-15W at 071200Z…2013-12-07
- Tristan da cunha2011-10-31
- Distress signal received vicinity 33-45.18S 012-11.02W2010-04-16
- Distress signal received from vessel jannixa in 36-52S 010-24W2009-02-25
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 34-15S 013-00W2008-01-02
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 2026-10-02 11:19Z; 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.