M/V cape enterprise reports crewman requiring medical assistance
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 3383/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-12-18 03:59Z
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) · NAVAREA V SAR 213/16 152209Z DEC 16.. Issued 2016-12-16 00:39Z. 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
- South Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is -26.000, -27.767. 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
- Cancel HYDROLANT 3383/16 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2016-12-16 00:39Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA V SAR 213/16 152209Z DEC 16.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
- issued by
- NAVAREA V SAR
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -26.000, -27.767
- vessel
- M/V CAPE ENTERPRISE
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC. DNC 01. M/V CAPE ENTERPRISE REPORTS CREWMAN REQUIRING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. LAST KNOWN POSITION 26-00S 027-46W ON 15 DEC. VESSELS IN VICINITY ABLE TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTED TO ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO ANY COASTAL RADIO STATION.
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.
- Last known position
- The most recent confirmed position of a missing vessel or person — the starting point of a search.
- 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.
- Assist if possible
- The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
8 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- F/V playa de cubelas person requiring medical assistance in 27-53.93S 026-13.05W on 21 nov2021-11-22
- M/V cec mermaid reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 24-37S 026-32W at 201004Z oct2008-10-20
- M/V meng hai reports wounded crewman requiring medical assistance in 27-07S 026-56W at 281800Z apr2004-04-29
- F/V universo reports injured crewman in 27-00S 030-20W at 310800Z mar2001-03-31
- M/V locust in 24-07S 027-14W requires medical assistance1999-09-16
- M/V nika taking on water in vicinity 27-07.8S 029-20.6W at 150033Z feb1999-02-15
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 12:27Z; 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.