Incidents · sinking

Vessel, 20 to 25 persons on board, taking on water in 20-20N 074-00W

North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 3184/15

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2015-12-27 09:25Z

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 MIAMI 261820Z DEC 15.. Issued 2015-12-26 18:22Z. 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 20.333, -74.000. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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  1. HYDROLANT 3183/152015-12-26 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROLANT 3184/15 · this notice2015-12-26 · Archived notice
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issued
2015-12-26 18:22Z
status
Archived notice
authority
RCC MIAMI 261820Z DEC 15.
issued by
RCC MIAMI
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
20.333, -74.000
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CUBA-EAST COAST.
WINDWARD PASSAGE.
DNC 16.
VESSEL, 20 TO 25 PERSONS ON BOARD, TAKING ON
WATER IN 20-20N 074-00W. VESSELS IN VICINITY
REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST
IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC MIAMI,
PHONE: 305 415 6800, E-MAIL: RCCMIAMI@USCG.MIL.

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.
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.
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 · distress & casualty cases (archived)

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Incidents

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