44 foot S/V mesh, white hull, two persons on board, overdue key west (24-33.92N 081-46.55W) to george town…
Caribbean Sea · HYDROLANT 3297/22
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-02-03 16:49Z
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 0/22 251308Z DEC 22.. Issued 2022-12-25 13:24Z. 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 21.934, -81.581. 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
- 44 foot S/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue key west (24-32.74N 81-47.05W) to georgetown…cancelled by this notice
These messages are connected by recorded cancellation references. The links establish relationships between notices; they do not by themselves confirm a single object, a continuous track, or recovery.
- HYDROLANT 3271/222022-12-21 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 3297/22 · this notice2022-12-25 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Caribbean Sea →
- issued
- 2022-12-25 13:24Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC MIAMI 0/22 251308Z DEC 22.
- issued by
- RCC MIAMI
- sea
- Caribbean Sea
- position
- 21.934, -81.581
- vessel
- S/V MESH
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. FLORIDA TO CAYMAN ISLANDS. DNC 15. 1. 44 FOOT S/V MESH, WHITE HULL, TWO PERSONS ON BOARD, OVERDUE KEY WEST (24-33.92N 081-46.55W) TO GEORGE TOWN (19-18.20N 081-23.18W) ON 20 DEC. 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. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 3271/22.
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.
- 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.
- 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)
103 within 180 nm since 2009 · 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.
- Distress signal received from S/V yancey in 20-29.47N 079-39.40W2024-05-01
- F/V blue waters II, two persons on board, unreported2023-11-02
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-05.00N 083-46.33W2023-09-30
- Distress signal received 30 miles south of 24-40.20N 081-21.20W on 10 may2023-05-11
- 40 foot vessel, blue hull, overdue key west florida (24-32.83N 081-48.95W) to isla mujeres mexico (21-16.11N…2023-04-17
- 39 foot S/V passage, unreported mexico (21-14.00N 086-44.00W) to cuba (21-36.00N 081-31.00W)2023-02-10
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
- Los ballenatos light, fl w 10 sec 8 meters 8 miles, established in 21-34.71N 081-38.30WNav aids · 21.6 nm
- Carapachibey light 021-26.90N 082-55.40W unlitNav aids · 80.4 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 00:12Z; 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.