sar

M/V change of life, nine persons on board, taking on water vicinity matthew town (20-57N 073-40W)

Western North Atlantic · Old Bahama Channel · Bahamas · HYDROLANT 2468/16

issued: 2016-09-22 10:00Z
status: cancelled 2016-09-29 02:56Z (archive)
authority: RCC MIAMI 220839Z SEP 16.
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 20.950, -73.667
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
OLD BAHAMA CHANNEL.
BAHAMAS.
DNC 16.
M/V CHANGE OF LIFE, NINE PERSONS ON BOARD,
TAKING ON WATER VICINITY MATTHEW TOWN (20-57N 073-40W).
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT,
ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC MIAMI,
PHONE: 305 415 6800, E-MAIL: [email protected].

This area · sar warnings

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Timeline

Cancel HYDROLANT 2294/16, 2419/16, 2440/16, 2448/16, 2464/16, 2468/16, 2477/16, 2513/16cancelled by · 2016-09-29

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