Incidents · man_overboard

Man overboard from vessel in 23-01.42S 042-03.46W on 25 jul

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1672/23

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-08-11 15:19Z

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 RIO 0/23 260226Z JUL 23.. Issued 2023-07-26 04:07Z. 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 -23.024, -42.058. 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: 2023-07-26 04:07Z
status: Archived notice
authority: MRCC RIO 0/23 260226Z JUL 23.
issued by: MRCC RIO
sea: South Atlantic Ocean
position: -23.024, -42.058
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.
MAN OVERBOARD FROM VESSEL IN
23-01.42S 042-03.46W ON 25 JUL.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO
KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS MRCC RIO,
E-MAIL: MRCCRIO@MARINHA.MIL.BR.

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.
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.
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)

277 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.

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Vessel sinking2023-11-20
7.5 meter F/V torpedo IV, blue and white, unreported2023-11-12
Distress signal received from vessel joe griffin in 23-39.20S 042-24.52W on 23 aug2023-08-24
M/V b/p jml sinking2023-08-23
Six meter vessel marinho I, blue hull, unreported2023-06-27

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

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Underwater operations 1000Z to 2000Z daily until 02 nov 26 by M/V fugro vaquita in: a. 22-26.32S 040-25.47WSurveys · 97.2 nm
Hazardous operations in progress until 060400Z jun 27 in area bound by 24-39.87S 042-29.30W, 24-39.78S…Exercises · 100.7 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

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

Record snapshot 2026-09-24 21:40Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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