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20 foot S/V quiet flight dismasted vicinity 20-16.16N 071-40.39W

North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2538/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-11-10 11:12Z

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) · RCC MIAMI 290854Z OCT 12.. Issued 2012-10-29 09:23Z. 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: North Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is 20.269, -71.673. 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 North Atlantic Ocean →

issued: 2012-10-29 09:23Z
status: Archived notice
authority: RCC MIAMI 290854Z OCT 12.
issued by: RCC MIAMI
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 20.269, -71.673
vessel: S/V QUIET FLIGHT
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
HAITI.
20 FOOT S/V QUIET FLIGHT DISMASTED VICINITY 20-16.16N 071-40.39W.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT,
ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO U.S. COAST GUARD RCC MIAMI,
PHONE: 305 415 6800.

Reading this warning

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.
RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre): The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.

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Collected reports in this area · other warnings

9 within 180 nm since 2004 · 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.

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Red flare sighted vicinity 23-00N 072-00W2016-02-23
43 foot F/V armani requesting assistance vicinity silver bank (20-32.5N 069-42.0W)2014-12-04
83 foot M/V aquaholic in need of assistance in 19-49N 068-48W2012-08-27

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

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Worldwide in the collected sources

23 other warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 01:25Z; source collection times vary.

Other

Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →

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.