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Vessel suffered an explosion and fire in 20-33N 069-38W

North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 564/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2016-03-20 09:10Z

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) · RSC SAN JUAN 082245Z MAR 16.. Issued 2016-03-08 23:30Z. 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 20.550, -69.633. 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 North Atlantic Ocean →

issued: 2016-03-08 23:30Z
status: Archived notice
authority: RSC SAN JUAN 082245Z MAR 16.
issued by: RSC SAN JUAN
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 20.550, -69.633
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-NORTH COAST.
DNC 16.
VESSEL SUFFERED AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE IN
20-33N 069-38W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED
TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO U.S. COAST GUARD 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.

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Collected reports in this area · other warnings

8 within 180 nm since 2009 · 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.

One red flare sighted in 19-58.00N 067-35.00W2023-01-16
43 foot F/V armani requesting assistance vicinity silver bank (20-32.5N 069-42.0W)2014-12-04
Red flare sighted vicinity 17-46N 069-48W2014-03-18
Four orange flares sighted in 17-42N 069-30W2013-10-17
20 foot S/V quiet flight dismasted vicinity 20-16.16N 071-40.39W2012-10-29
83 foot M/V aquaholic in need of assistance in 19-49N 068-48W2012-08-27

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

Puerto plata light 19-48.2N 070-41.7W unlitNav aids · 74.8 nm
Due to hurricane erin, lateral buoys removed: a. buoy 1 19-10.61N 069-16.51WNav aids · 86.4 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

23 other warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 00:54Z; source collection times vary.

Other

Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →

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.