Man overboard from M/V astra II vicinity of trackline between 40-07.3N 018-53.5E at 090020Z oct and 42-33.1N…
Adriatic Sea · HYDROLANT 3451/00
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2000-11-24 10:10Z
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 ROME AOR-E EGC #280 101346Z OCT 00. Issued 2000-10-10 13:56Z. 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
- Adriatic Sea. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. 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.
- HYDROLANT 3444/002000-10-10 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 3451/00 · this notice2000-10-10 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2000-10-10 13:56Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC ROME AOR-E EGC #280 101346Z OCT 00
- issued by
- MRCC ROME AOR-E EGC
- sea
- Adriatic Sea
- position
- 41.337, 17.410
- vessel
- M/V ASTRA II · 3 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
MAN OVERBOARD FROM M/V ASTRA II VICINITY OF TRACKLINE BETWEEN 40-07.3N 018-53.5E AT 090020Z OCT AND 42-33.1N 015-55.7E AT 091100Z OCT. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC ROME, TELEX: 4361 1172, 4361 4156, 4361 4103, FAX: 06 592 2737.
Reading this warning
- Man overboard
- Someone has gone into the water from a vessel; ships in the area are asked to look for them.
- Track line joining
- Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
- 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.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
119 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.
- 12 meter S/V eros II, one person on board, unreported2024-04-17
- 12 meter S/V, white hull, one person on board, unreported2024-04-17
- Aircraft, one person onboard, unreported2023-10-15
- Possible man overboard from M/V zeko y in 42-25.00N 015-34.00E at 300100Z mar2023-03-30
- 17 meter F/V nuova angela secondo, white and blue hull, three persons on board, unreported2022-07-08
- Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 38-49N 018-38E at 272030Z2022-04-28
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 2026-10-03 13:48Z; 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.