Man overboard from M/V msc chelsea in 29-48S 016-05E at 250600Z jan
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 205/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-02-11 10:17Z
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) · M/V MSC CHELSEA 250926Z JAN 12.. Issued 2012-01-25 09:53Z. 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 -29.800, 16.083. 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
- 2012-01-25 09:53Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- M/V MSC CHELSEA 250926Z JAN 12.
- issued by
- M/V MSC CHELSEA
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -29.800, 16.083
- vessel
- M/V MSC CHELSEA
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC. SOUTH AFRICA. MAN OVERBOARD FROM M/V MSC CHELSEA IN 29-48S 016-05E AT 250600Z JAN. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO M/V MSC CHELSEA, PHONE: 87 077 313 1058, E-MAIL: CHELSEA@MSCSMSHIP.COM.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
18 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.
- Ten meter S/V eleanor, white hull, two persons on board, unreported cape town (33-56.0S 018-25.0E) to…2022-04-17
- Distress signal received in vicinity 28-25.1S 014-21.3E2019-02-06
- F/V iron maiden reports crewman requiring medical assistance vicinity 31-34-08S 014-31-01E2016-05-20
- F/V iron maiden reports crewman requiring medical assistance vicinity 30-47S 013-00E2016-05-19
- Ten meter S/V cielo, cream hull, one person on board, requesting assistance2016-04-26
- 43 foot S/V miscky, white hull, one person on board, requesting assistance in 31-05S 014-54E2013-12-22
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 03:26Z; 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.