Man overboard from M/V ew kenya vicinity 16-22N 032-00W
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 260/08
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2008-03-22 09:08Z
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 DAKAR 061838Z FEB 08.. Issued 2008-02-06 21:07Z. 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 16.367, -32.000. 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
- 2008-02-06 21:07Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC DAKAR 061838Z FEB 08.
- issued by
- MRCC DAKAR
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 16.367, -32.000
- vessel
- M/V EW KENYA
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
MAN OVERBOARD FROM M/V EW KENYA VICINITY 16-22N 032-00W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC DAKAR, PHONE: 0 022 133 826 5001, FAX: 0 022 133 826 5000.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- 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)
20 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.
- Distress signal received from S/V etor in 16-17.60N 029-19.00W at 090519Z jan2023-01-09
- S/V alika reports two persons requiring medical assistance in 16-42.00N 034-59.00W2022-11-21
- 14 meter S/V cap, white hull, two persons on board, reports person requiring medical assistance in 16-07.80N…2021-01-28
- 24 foot vessel fire ant, white hull, four persons on board, requesting assistance in 19-09.54N 030-57.23W at…2016-02-13
- Vessel schironn reports crewman requiring medical assistance vicinity 16-00N 032-00W2016-01-21
- 12 meter S/V thetys, white hull, three persons on board, overdue2016-01-01
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 2026-10-03 04:20Z; 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.