Incidents · overdue

34 foot S/V saranita, white hull, two persons on board, unreported to progreso (21-17N 89-40W)

Gulf of Mexico · HYDROLANT 649/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-05-05 09:33Z

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 NEW ORLEANS 232033Z MAR 12.. Issued 2012-03-23 21:04Z. 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
Gulf of Mexico. The parsed report position is 23.983, -90.017. 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 Gulf of Mexico →

issued
2012-03-23 21:04Z
status
Archived notice
authority
RCC NEW ORLEANS 232033Z MAR 12.
issued by
RCC NEW ORLEANS
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
23.983, -90.017
vessel
S/V SARANITA
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF MEXICO.
MEXICO.
34 FOOT S/V SARANITA, WHITE HULL, TWO PERSONS ON BOARD,
UNREPORTED TO PROGRESO (21-17N 89-40W). LAST KNOWN
POSITION 23-59N 090-01W ON 20 MAR. VESSELS IN VICINITY
REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF
POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC NEW ORLEANS,
PHONE: 504 589 6225, Fax: 504 589 2148,
E-MAIL: D8COMMANDCENTER@USCG.MIL.

Reading this warning

Persons on board (POB)
The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
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.
Last known position
The most recent confirmed position of a missing vessel or person — the starting point of a search.
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)

44 within 180 nm since 2008 · 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

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Record snapshot 2026-10-01 23:54Z; 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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