Incidents · man_overboard

Man overboard from M/V cape york vicinity 33-55N 026-29W

North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1686/07

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2007-12-02 14:50Z

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 DELGARDA 041912Z OCT 07.. Issued 2007-10-04 19:29Z. 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 33.917, -26.483. 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
2007-10-04 19:29Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC DELGARDA 041912Z OCT 07.
issued by
MRCC DELGARDA
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
33.917, -26.483
vessel
M/V CAPE YORK · 2 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

MAN OVERBOARD FROM M/V CAPE YORK VICINITY
33-55N 026-29W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED
TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO MRCC DELGARDA, TELEX: 140482479,
PHONE: 035 129 628 1777, FAX: 035 129 620 5239,
E-MAIL: MRCC.DELGARDA@MIL.TELEPAC.PT.

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.
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)

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

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Worldwide in the collected sources

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

Record snapshot 2026-09-24 23:20Z; 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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