Incidents · overdue

British virgin islands to saint martin DNC 16

Caribbean Sea · HYDROLANT 335/23

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-02-24 17:22Z

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) · RSC SAN JUAN 0/23 101838Z FEB 23.. Issued 2023-02-10 21:00Z. 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 18.286, -63.738. 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 335/23 · this notice2023-02-10 · Archived notice
  2. NAVAREA IV 242/232023-03-06 · Archived notice
  3. NAVAREA IV 283/232023-03-14 · Archived notice
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Current notices and reporting history in the Caribbean Sea →

issued
2023-02-10 21:00Z
status
Archived notice
authority
RSC SAN JUAN 0/23 101838Z FEB 23.
issued by
RSC SAN JUAN
sea
Caribbean Sea
position
18.286, -63.738
vessel
S/V LEAP FROG
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS TO SAINT MARTIN
DNC 16.
S/V LEAP FROG OVERDUE VIRGIN GORDA (18-29.13N 064-24.33W)
TO SAINT MARTIN (18-05.15N 063-04.24W).
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO RSC SAN JUAN,
PHONE: 787 289 2041,
E-MAIL: SSJCC@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.
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.

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

170 within 180 nm since 2004 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-30 01:25Z; 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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