Incidents · overdue

Eight meter S/V mario, w hite hull, one person on board, dismasted and overdue

Caribbean Sea · HYDROLANT 3145/17

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2017-10-20 14:43Z

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 032006Z OCT 17.. Issued 2017-10-03 22:30Z. 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
Caribbean Sea. The parsed report position is 18.117, -62.983. 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.

  1. HYDROLANT 2979/172017-09-22 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROLANT 3145/17 · this notice2017-10-03 · Archived notice
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Current notices and reporting history in the Caribbean Sea →

issued
2017-10-03 22:30Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC FORT DE FRANCE 032006Z OCT 17.
issued by
MRCC FORT DE FRANCE
sea
Caribbean Sea
position
18.117, -62.983
vessel
S/V MARIO · 2 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
SAINT MARTIN.
DNC 14, DNC 16.
EIGHT METER S/V MARIO, W
HITE HULL, ONE PERSON ON BOARD,
DISMASTED AND OVERDUE. LAST KNOWN POSITION TINTAMARRE
ANCHORAGE (18-07N 062-59W) ON 13 SEP.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO
MRCC FORT DE FRANCE, INMARSAT-C: 422799024,
TELEX: 42912008, PHONE: 5965 9670 9292,
FAX: 5965 9663 2450, E-MAIL: ANTILLES@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.
Persons on board (POB)
The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
Overdue vessel
A vessel has not arrived when expected and has not been heard from; ships are asked to look out for it.
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.
Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET
The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.

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Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

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Record snapshot 2026-10-02 05:35Z; 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) →

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