Man overboard from vessel valaris 121 in 50-36.30N 001-17.50E
English Channel · HYDROLANT 182/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-02-10 14:29Z
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) · UK COAST GUARD 0/23 222357Z JAN 23.. Issued 2023-01-23 00:26Z. 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
- English Channel. The parsed report position is 50.605, 1.292. 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
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROLANT 3202/222022-12-14 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 182/23 · this notice2023-01-23 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the English Channel →
- issued
- 2023-01-23 00:26Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- UK COAST GUARD 0/23 222357Z JAN 23.
- issued by
- UK COAST GUARD
- sea
- English Channel
- position
- 50.605, 1.292
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
DOVER STRAIT. FRANCE. DNC 20. MAN OVERBOARD FROM VESSEL VALARIS 121 IN 50-36.30N 001-17.50E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO UK COAST GUARD, PHONE: 4434 4382 0028, 44 344 382 0025, FAX: 4413 2924 4547, E-MAIL: UKMRCC@HMCG.GOV.UK.
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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
30 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.
- Search and rescue operations in progress in 50-04.82N 001-22.45W2023-10-23
- Man overboard from M/V kjervaagsund in vicinity of 52-13.92N 002-00.95E2023-06-16
- One person missing in vicinity 49-36.50N 000-06.76W at 270935Z may2023-05-27
- Search and rescue operations in progress in area bound by: 49-40N 000-10W, 49-40N 000-10E, 49-26N 000-01E,…2023-01-30
- Vessel, numerous persons on board, sank2022-12-14
- Derelict F/V capsized and adrift in 50-30N 002-23W at 200743Z oct2020-10-20
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 05:13Z; 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.