M/V centennial harmony, requesting assistance in 45-55.3N 047-01.6W
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 3549/18
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2018-11-30 14:47Z
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) · JRCC HALIFAX 152030Z NOV 18.. Issued 2018-11-15 21:15Z. 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
- North Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is 45.922, -47.027. 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
- Distress signal received from M/V centennial harmony in 45-56.8N 047-04.2Wcancelled by this notice
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 3546/182018-11-15 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 3549/18 · this notice2018-11-15 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2018-11-15 21:15Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- JRCC HALIFAX 152030Z NOV 18.
- issued by
- JRCC HALIFAX
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 45.922, -47.027
- vessel
- M/V CENTENNIAL HARMONY · 2 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. DNC 08. 1. M/V CENTENNIAL HARMONY, REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN 45-55.3N 047-01.6W. 21 PERSONS ABANDONING SHIP IN LIFERAFTS. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO JRCC HALIFAX, PHONE: 902 427 8200, FAX: 902 427 2114, E-MAIL: JRCCHALIFAX@SARNET.DND.CA. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 3546/18.
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.
- 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)
22 within 180 nm since 2010 · 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 on 406 mhz in 44-49.50N 050-42.20W2022-12-05
- Person requiring medical assistance in vicinity 48-00.00N 049-00.00W2022-10-10
- Fire reported on vessel in vicinity 45-00.60N 045-34.00W2022-09-02
- Fire reported on vessel in vicinity 45-00.60N 045-34.00W2022-09-02
- Debris from sunken F/V villa de pitanxo reported in vicinity 46-51.9N 046-33.8W on 15 feb2022-02-25
- Distress signal received from F/V villa de pitanxo in 46-50.3N 046-39.6W at 150419Z feb2022-02-15
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
- Odas buoy established in 47-53.93N 046-47.74WNav aids · 119.1 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 02:06Z; 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.