7.5 meter F/V torpedo IV, blue and white, unreported
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2590/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-12-08 15:30Z
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 RIO GRANDE 48/23 122018Z NOV 23.. Issued 2023-11-12 20:25Z. 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 -23.016, -41.998. 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
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 2590/23 · this notice2023-11-12 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 2794/232023-12-04 · Cancelled notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2023-11-12 20:25Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC RIO GRANDE 48/23 122018Z NOV 23.
- issued by
- MRCC RIO GRANDE
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -23.016, -41.998
- vessel
- F/V TORPEDO IV
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC. BRAZIL. DNC 01. 7.5 METER F/V TORPEDO IV, BLUE AND WHITE, UNREPORTED. LAST KNOWN POSITION IN 23-00.98S 041-59.85W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC RIO GRANDE, PHONE: 5553 3233 6130, EMAIL: MRCCRIOGRANDE@MARINHA.MIL.BR.
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.
- Last known position
- The most recent confirmed position of a missing vessel or person — the starting point of a search.
- 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)
276 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.
- M/V bp tornado V, two persons on board, unreported last known position in 23-00.98S 041-59.85W on 12 nov2023-12-04
- Vessel sinking2023-11-20
- Distress signal received from vessel joe griffin in 23-39.20S 042-24.52W on 23 aug2023-08-24
- M/V b/p jml sinking2023-08-23
- Man overboard from vessel in 23-01.42S 042-03.46W on 25 jul2023-07-26
- Six meter vessel marinho I, blue hull, unreported2023-06-27
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
- RACON at cabo sao tome light 22-02.52S 041-03.17W off air until 28 sepNav aids · 78.5 nm
- Underwater operations 1000Z to 2000Z daily until 02 nov 26 by M/V fugro vaquita in: a. 22-26.32S 040-25.47WSurveys · 94 nm
- Hazardous operations in progress until 060400Z jun 27 in area bound by 24-39.87S 042-29.30W, 24-39.78S…Exercises · 102 nm
- Underwater operations in progress until 250259Z sep by M/V siem pilot in 22-25.32S 039-56.55WSurveys · 119.3 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-25 00:45Z; 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.