Incidents · man_overboard

Man overboard from vessel in 01-50S 042-52W on 12 jul

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2263/18

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 V SAR 100/18 120115Z JUL 18.. Issued 2018-07-12 08:08Z. 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 -1.833, -42.867. 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: 2018-07-12 08:08Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA V SAR 100/18 120115Z JUL 18.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
issued by: NAVAREA V SAR
sea: South Atlantic Ocean
position: -1.833, -42.867
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
BRAZIL-NORTH COAST.
DNC 01.
MAN OVERBOARD FROM VESSEL IN 01-50S 042-52W ON
12 JUL. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A
SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO ANY COASTAL RADIO STATION.

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.
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.
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.

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

69 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.

Man overboard from vessel in 02-33.82S 041-16.08W on 21 mar2024-03-25
Man overboard from vessel in 02-21.50S 040-43.50W2024-03-21
Vessel michael I overdue, two persons onboard2024-03-15
Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 02-39.78S 041-19.28W on 23 feb2024-02-26
Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 01-11.90S 044-55.95W at 072120Z sep2023-09-08
Distress signal received in 00-25.00N 043-43.48W at 190001Z aug2023-08-19

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

Depths less than charted in areas bound by: a. 02-10.17S 044-09.21W, 02-10.31S 044-09.39W, 02-10.35S…Wrecks · 79.9 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

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

Record snapshot 2026-09-24 16:34Z; 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.