Spills

Nga chart 24170 (14TH ed)

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1879/11

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2014-03-15 09:58Z

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) · NAVAREA V E 1024/11 101850Z NOV 11.. Issued 2011-11-11 12:35Z. 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 -21.890, -39.829. 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 South Atlantic Ocean →

issued: 2011-11-11 12:35Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA V E 1024/11 101850Z NOV 11.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
issued by: NAVAREA V E
sea: South Atlantic Ocean
position: -21.890, -39.829
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BRAZIL-SOUTHEAST COAST.
NGA CHART 24170 (14TH ED).
OIL SPILL RESPONSE OPERATIONS
IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
VICINITY 21-53.38S 039-49.72W.
WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.

Reading this warning

Chart reference: The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
Oil spill / pollution: Oil or chemicals in the water, and the response vessels working to contain them.
Until further notice: The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
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.
Wide berth requested: Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.

All warning terms →

Collected reports in this area · spills & pollution incidents

1 within 180 nm since 2011 · 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

Underwater operations 1000Z to 2000Z daily until 02 nov 26 by M/V fugro vaquita in: a. 22-26.32S 040-25.47WSurveys · 46.7 nm
Underwater operations in progress until 140001Z nov by M/V fugro vaquita in area bound by 22-03.00S…Surveys · 61.9 nm
Underwater operations 0800Z to 1800Z daily 26 sep thru 10 oct by M/V comando b in 20-23.78S 040-09.43WSurveys · 91.5 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

7 spills & pollution incidents listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 10:37Z; source collection times vary.

Spills

Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents →

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.