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Two persons overboard from F/V la nioulargue in 45-53.1N 002-29.5W at 180245Z dec

Bay of Biscay · HYDROLANT 3076/14

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2014-12-28 10:20Z

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 ETEL 180302Z DEC 14.. Issued 2014-12-18 04:20Z. 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
Bay of Biscay. The parsed report position is 45.885, -2.492. 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
2014-12-18 04:20Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC ETEL 180302Z DEC 14.
issued by
MRCC ETEL
sea
Bay of Biscay
position
45.885, -2.492
vessel
F/V LA NIOULARGUE
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAY OF BISCAY.
DNC 08.
TWO PERSONS OVERBOARD FROM F/V LA NIOULARGUE
IN 45-53.1N 002-29.5W AT 180245Z DEC.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP
A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO MRCC ETEL, TELEX: 42950519,
PHONE: 332 9755 3535, FAX: 332 9755 4934,
E-MAIL: ETEL@MRCCFR.EU.

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.
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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Collected reports in this area · other warnings

42 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

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Worldwide in the collected sources

21 other warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 02:04Z; source collection times vary.

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