Incidents · overdue

11 meter S/V gypsy II, white hull, three persons on board, unreported imbituba (28-09.4S 048-40.2W) to mar…

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2212/18

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2018-07-27 11:40Z

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 VI 302/18 080128Z JUL 18.. Issued 2018-07-08 01:30Z. 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 -33.098, -53.101. 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.

  1. HYDROLANT 2196/182018-07-06 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROLANT 2212/18 · this notice2018-07-08 · Archived notice
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Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →

issued
2018-07-08 01:30Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA VI 302/18 080128Z JUL 18.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA VI · named as the source of this relay
sea
South Atlantic Ocean
position
-33.098, -53.101
vessel
S/V GYPSY II · 2 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
BRAZIL TO ARGENTINA.
DNC 01, DNC 07.
1. 11 METER S/V GYPSY II, WHITE HULL,
   THREE PERSONS ON BOARD, UNREPORTED
   IMBITUBA (28-09.4S 048-40.2W) TO
   MAR DEL PLATA (38-02.4S 057-31.9W).
   VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A
   SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
   REPORTS TO MRCC PUERTO BELGRANO,
   INMARSAT-C: 4700100125,
   PHONE: 5429 3248 7150, 5429 3248 7162
   OR ANY COASTAL RADIO STATION.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 2196/18.

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.
Persons on board (POB)
The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
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.
MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET
The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROLANT
The U.S. long-range warning series for Atlantic waters outside NAVAREA IV, including the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas.

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Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)

71 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

Worldwide in the collected sources

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Record snapshot 2026-10-02 03:04Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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