Incidents · overdue

Five meter F/V silvia, blue hull with white stripe, three persons on board, unreported

North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 187/11

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2011-03-19 09:09Z

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 GRIS NEZ 311226Z JAN 11.. Issued 2011-01-31 12:49Z. 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 14.917, -23.517. 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: 2011-01-31 12:49Z
status: Archived notice
authority: MRCC GRIS NEZ 311226Z JAN 11.
issued by: MRCC GRIS NEZ
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 14.917, -23.517
vessel: F/V SILVIA · 2 messages
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
FIVE METER F/V SILVIA, BLUE HULL WITH WHITE STRIPE,
THREE PERSONS ON BOARD, UNREPORTED. LAST KNOWN POSITION
CAPE VERDE ISLAND (14-55N 023-31W) AT 311215Z JAN.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT,
ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC GRIS NEZ,
TELEX: 42130680, PHONE: 333 2187 2187,
FAX: 333 2187 7855.

Reading this warning

Persons on board (POB): The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
Last known position: The most recent confirmed position of a missing vessel or person — the starting point of a search.
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.
Date-time group (DTG): A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
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)

25 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

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Worldwide in the collected sources

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Record snapshot 2026-09-25 01:52Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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