40 foot S/V epipapu 2, white hull, two persons on board, overdue saint barthelemy (17-53.60N 062-48.10W) to…
Caribbean Sea · HYDROLANT 441/24
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2024-03-22 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) · MRCC FORT DE FRANCE 0/24 032245Z MAR 24.. Issued 2024-03-03 22:50Z. 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 17.527, -62.331. 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.
- HYDROLANT 441/24 · this notice2024-03-03 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 768/242024-04-12 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Caribbean Sea →
- issued
- 2024-03-03 22:50Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC FORT DE FRANCE 0/24 032245Z MAR 24.
- issued by
- MRCC FORT DE FRANCE
- sea
- Caribbean Sea
- position
- 17.527, -62.331
- vessel
- S/V EPIPAPU 2
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA. DNC 14. 40 FOOT S/V EPIPAPU 2, WHITE HULL, TWO PERSONS ON BOARD, OVERDUE SAINT BARTHELEMY (17-53.60N 062-48.10W) TO ANTIGUA (17-09.70N 061-51.60W). VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC FORT DE FRANCE, PHONE: 5965 9670 9292, EMAIL: ANTILLES@MRCCFR.EU.
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.
- Persons on board (POB)
- The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
- 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.
- 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)
193 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.
- 32 foot S/V sensation, three persons on board, overdue guadeloupe (16-15.00N 061-30.00W) and return2024-04-22
- 13 meter F/V one love, white and grey hull, three persons on board, overdue saint john's (17-07.80N…2024-04-12
- Distress signal received from vessel in 18-42.50N 060-11.10W at 110042Z jan2024-01-11
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-41.60N 060-08.30W at 112246Z jan2024-01-10
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in vicinity 16-12.5N 062-28.8W at 100001Z oct2023-10-10
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel new london eagle in 16-16.90N 062-44.40W2023-10-06
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
- Anchoring prohibited until further notice in area bound by 18-13.60N 063-04.15W, 18-13.60N 063-04.70W,…Other · 59.6 nm
- Kitts and nevisSpills · 67.4 nm
- Ilet du gosier light 16-11.90N 061-29.44W at reduced intensityOther · 93.3 nm
- Pointe du vieux fort light 15-56.90N 061-42.46WNav aids · 101.4 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 22:24Z; 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.