Incidents · overdue

M/V yilmaz ayanoglu unreported dakar (14-41N 017-27W) to port harcourt (04-45N 007-00E)

Eastern North Atlantic · Gulf of Guinea · Senegal To Nigeria · HYDROLANT 2230/15

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2015-10-31 10:50Z

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 DAKAR 081608Z SEP 15.. Issued 2015-09-08 16:29Z. 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
Eastern North Atlantic · Gulf of Guinea · Senegal To Nigeria. The parsed report position is 9.717, -5.225. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
issued
2015-09-08 16:29Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC DAKAR 081608Z SEP 15.
issued by
MRCC DAKAR
position
9.717, -5.225
vessel
M/V YILMAZ AYANOGLU
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
GULF OF GUINEA.
SENEGAL TO NIGERIA.
DNC 01.
M/V YILMAZ AYANOGLU UNREPORTED DAKAR (14-41N 017-27W)
TO PORT HARCOURT (04-45N 007-00E). VESSELS IN
VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT,
ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC DAKAR,
PHONE: 2213 3826 5001, FAX: 2213 3826 5000.

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.
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.

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

2 within 180 nm since 2015 · 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

0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 04:06Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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