Vessel focus taking on water in 16-20N 036-47W
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 323/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-01-31 10:27Z
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 GRIS NEZ 310827Z JAN 17.. Issued 2017-01-31 09:07Z. 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 16.333, -36.783. 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
- Vessel focus taking on water in 15-53N 035-09Wcancelled by this notice
- Vessel focus taking on water in 16-23N 037-00Wlater cancellation notice
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.
- HYDROLANT 316/172017-01-30 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 323/17 · this notice2017-01-31 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 324/172017-01-31 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 330/172017-01-31 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2017-01-31 09:07Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC GRIS NEZ 310827Z JAN 17.
- issued by
- MRCC GRIS NEZ
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 16.333, -36.783
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NORTH ATLANTIC. DNC 01. 1. VESSEL FOCUS TAKING ON WATER IN 16-20N 036-47W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC GRIS NEZ, TELEX: 42130680, PHONE: 333 2187 2187, FAX: 333 2187 7855, E-MAIL: GRIS-NEZ@MRCCFR.EU. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 316/17.
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.
- 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.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROLANT
- The U.S. long-range warning series for Atlantic waters outside NAVAREA IV, including the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
20 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- S/V alika reports two persons requiring medical assistance in 16-34.71N 036-14.77W2022-11-21
- S/V alika reports two persons requiring medical assistance in 16-42.00N 034-59.00W2022-11-21
- Ten meter S/V inox, white hull, three persons on board, overdue las palmas (28-08N 015-00W) to french giuana…2022-02-24
- 14 meter S/V cap, white hull, two persons on board, reports person requiring medical assistance in 16-07.80N…2021-01-28
- Vessel focus taking on water in 16-23N 037-00W2017-01-31
- Vessel focus taking on water in 15-53N 035-09W2017-01-30
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
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
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 01:26Z; 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) →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.