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Engine fire on container vessel in 26-47.18N 095-07.06W at 172232Z nov

Gulf of Mexico · HYDROLANT 2648/23

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-11-18 05:32Z

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 NEW ORLEANS 0/23 180047Z NOV 23.. Issued 2023-11-18 01:10Z. 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
Gulf of Mexico. The parsed report position is 26.786, -95.118. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2023-11-18 01:10Z
status
Archived notice
authority
RCC NEW ORLEANS 0/23 180047Z NOV 23.
issued by
RCC NEW ORLEANS
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
26.786, -95.118
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF MEXICO.
DNC 15.
ENGINE FIRE ON CONTAINER VESSEL
IN 26-47.18N 095-07.06W AT 172232Z NOV.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP
A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO RCC NEW ORLEANS,
PHONE: 855 485 3727,
E-MAIL: D8COMMANDCENTER@USCG.MIL.

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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.
Lost containers
Shipping containers lost overboard, reported floating or semi-submerged, often in groups after a single incident.
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.
Date-time group (DTG)
A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
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

28 within 180 nm since 1997 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

21 other warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-26 05:49Z; source collection times vary.

Other

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