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Five persons overboard from helicopter vicinity 37-32N 024-02E

Aegean Sea · HYDROLANT 171/01

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2001-03-01 12:28Z

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) · JRCC PIRAEUS AOR-E EGC #933 160950Z JAN 01. Issued 2001-01-16 10:20Z. 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: Aegean Sea. The parsed report position is 37.533, 24.033. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Aegean Sea →

issued: 2001-01-16 10:20Z
status: Archived notice
authority: JRCC PIRAEUS AOR-E EGC #933 160950Z JAN 01
issued by: JRCC PIRAEUS AOR-E EGC
sea: Aegean Sea
position: 37.533, 24.033
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

FIVE PERSONS OVERBOARD FROM HELICOPTER VICINITY
37-32N 024-02E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO
KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS
TO JRCC PIRAEUS, TELEX: 6012 11588, 6012 11254,
PHONE: 301 411 2500, 301 422 0772,
FAX: 301 413 2398, 301 417 8101.

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.
RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre): The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.

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Collected reports in this area · other warnings

10 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.

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

Hazardous operations sunrise to sunset daily until 14 jun and 16 sep thru 31 dec in area bound by 38-16.00N…Exercises · 64.5 nm
Missile operations 0530Z to sunset daily every wednesday thru saturday until 14 jun and 16 seb thru 31 dec…Missiles · 116 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

23 other warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 10:36Z; source collection times vary.

Other

Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →

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.