Vessel capsized in 15-04.17N 073-06.01W
Caribbean Sea · HYDROLANT 342/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-03-03 14:39Z
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 121054Z FEB 23.. Issued 2023-02-12 11:11Z. 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 15.069, -73.100. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the Caribbean Sea →
- issued
- 2023-02-12 11:11Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RSC SAN JUAN 0/23 121054Z FEB 23.
- issued by
- RSC SAN JUAN
- sea
- Caribbean Sea
- position
- 15.069, -73.100
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CARIBBEAN SEA. DNC 14. VESSEL CAPSIZED IN 15-04.17N 073-06.01W. THREE PERSONS IN WATER. 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
33 within 180 nm since 2008 · 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.
- Tug david m krause, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 17-30.79N 071-47.58W2023-09-25
- Distress signal received from vessel in 17-15.99N 072-13.15W2023-09-20
- 40 foot vessel, grey hull, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 14-32.40N 071-35.90W2022-12-20
- Man overboard from vessel in 17-24.00N 072-17.00W2022-09-19
- Distress signal received from vessel falia in 14-03.50N 074-12.40W2022-07-04
- Vessel, 17 persons on board, abandoning ship in 14-45.00N 070-30.00W2022-05-27
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 2026-10-01 23:02Z; 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.