Distress signal received from S/V perla gdynia, one person on board, dismasted and adrift in 38-56.5S…
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2578/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-10-05 12:30Z
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 CAPE TOWN 041248Z OCT 16.. Issued 2016-10-04 13:10Z. 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 -38.942, 20.025. 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
- Derelict S/V perla gdynia adrift in 39-01.2S 019-55.1Elater cancellation notice
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.
- HYDROLANT 2578/16 · this notice2016-10-04 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3031/162016-10-04 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2016-10-04 13:10Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC CAPE TOWN 041248Z OCT 16.
- issued by
- MRCC CAPE TOWN
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -38.942, 20.025
- vessel
- S/V PERLA GDYNIA · 4 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC. SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN OCEAN. DNC 01, DNC 02. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED FROM S/V PERLA GDYNIA, ONE PERSON ON BOARD, DISMASTED AND ADRIFT IN 38-56.5S 020-01.5E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO CAPE TOWN RADIO, PHONE: 272 1938 3300, E-MAIL: MARITIMERADIO@IXMAIL.CO.ZA, MARITIMERADIO@IXMAIL.CO.ZA, MRCC.CT@SAMSA.ORG.ZA.
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.
- Distress signal received
- A rescue centre has received an alert — from a beacon, a radio call or a satellite terminal — and is asking ships to look.
- Persons on board (POB)
- The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
- Adrift
- Loose and moving with wind and current — a vessel, container, buoy, log or anything else no longer secured.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
17 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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 F/V seawin diamond in 36-33.00S 022-07.40E2024-04-29
- 15 meter S/V climate action now, one person on board, disabled2017-04-11
- 15 meter S/V climate action now, one person on board, dismasted and adrift in vicinity 37-53S 018-26E2017-04-11
- 15 meter S/V climate action now, one person on board, dismasted and adrift in vicinity 37-53S 018-26E2017-04-11
- Distress signal received from S/V perla gdynia, one person on board, dismasted and adrift in 38-56.5S…2016-10-04
- Man overboard from F/V fu wei in 39-25S 023-25E at 200100Z apr2016-04-20
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
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 01:27Z; 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.