Incidents · overdue

30 foot M/V, nine persons on board, overdue freeport (26-31N 078-41W) to jupiter (26-55N 080-06W)

North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 601/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-03-31 09:39Z

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) · RCC MIAMI 150103Z MAR 12.. Issued 2012-03-15 05:44Z. 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 26.717, -79.392. 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

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  1. HYDROLANT 457/122012-02-29 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROLANT 601/12 · this notice2012-03-15 · Archived notice
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issued
2012-03-15 05:44Z
status
Archived notice
authority
RCC MIAMI 150103Z MAR 12.
issued by
RCC MIAMI
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
26.717, -79.392
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAHAMAS TO FLORIDA.
30 FOOT M/V, NINE PERSONS ON BOARD,
OVERDUE FREEPORT (26-31N 078-41W) TO
JUPITER (26-55N 080-06W). VESSELS IN
VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS
TO RCC MIAMI, PHONE: 305 415 6800,
E-MAIL: RCCMIAMI@USCG.MIL.

Reading this warning

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.
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)

180 within 180 nm since 2009 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

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Worldwide in the collected sources

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

Record snapshot 2026-09-25 14:12Z; 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) →

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