Vessel focus taking on water in 16-23N 037-00W
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 324/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-01-31 20:02Z
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 311003Z JAN 17.. Issued 2017-01-31 10:27Z. 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 16.383, -37.000. 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 16-20N 036-47Wcancelled by this notice
- Cancel HYDROLANT 324/17 and this msg, persons rescuedlater 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 323/172017-01-31 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 324/17 · this notice2017-01-31 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 330/172017-01-31 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2017-01-31 10:27Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC GRIS NEZ 311003Z JAN 17.
- issued by
- MRCC GRIS NEZ
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 16.383, -37.000
- 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 16-23N 037-00W. 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 323/17.
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)
23 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
- 164 foot M/V bourbon rhode, 14 persons on board, sunk in 16-05N 040-02W at 261200Z sep2019-10-02
- Senegal to saint lucia2017-12-10
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.