Incidents · man_overboard

Man overboard from M/V cap harald vicinity 18-33.0N 062-40.7W at 051400Z feb

North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 295/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-02-25 10:22Z

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 FORT DE FRANCE 052220Z FEB 12.. Issued 2012-02-05 22:34Z. 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 18.550, -62.678. 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
2012-02-05 22:34Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC FORT DE FRANCE 052220Z FEB 12.
issued by
MRCC FORT DE FRANCE
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
18.550, -62.678
vessel
M/V CAP HARALD
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
MAN OVERBOARD FROM M/V CAP HARALD VICINITY
18-33.0N 062-40.7W AT 051400Z FEB. VESSELS
IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT,
ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO
MRCC FORT DE FRANCE, TELEX: 42912008,
PHONE: 59 659 670 9292, FAX: 59 659 663 2450.

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.
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.
MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.

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