Incidents · sinking

F/V saputi taking on water in 62-34N 058-39W

Davis Strait · HYDROLANT 446/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2016-02-28 10:35Z

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 220725Z FEB 16.. Issued 2016-02-22 07:49Z. 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: Davis Strait. The parsed report position is 62.567, -58.650. 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 Davis Strait →

issued: 2016-02-22 07:49Z
status: Archived notice
authority: JRCC HALIFAX 220725Z FEB 16.
issued by: JRCC HALIFAX
sea: Davis Strait
position: 62.567, -58.650
vessel: F/V SAPUTI
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CANADA-NORTHEAST COAST.
DAVIS STRAIT.
DNC 28.
F/V SAPUTI TAKING ON WATER IN 62-34N 058-39W.
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.

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.

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Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)

4 within 180 nm since 2015 · 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.

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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

22 ocean bottom moorings deployed one meter above ocean floor until further notice, in: a. 61-32.92N…Other · 105.1 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-29 22:29Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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