Possible distress from 14 meter S/V in 17-01.3N 063-42.3W
Caribbean Sea · HYDROLANT 661/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-03-28 16:20Z
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 180317Z MAR 16.. Issued 2016-03-18 04:27Z. 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 17.022, -63.705. 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
- Cancel HYDROLANT 573/16, 661/16, 672/16, 675/16, 682/16, 700/16, 702/16, 717/16later cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Caribbean Sea →
- issued
- 2016-03-18 04:27Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RSC SAN JUAN 180317Z MAR 16.
- issued by
- RSC SAN JUAN
- sea
- Caribbean Sea
- position
- 17.022, -63.705
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. DNC 14. POSSIBLE DISTRESS FROM 14 METER S/V IN 17-01.3N 063-42.3W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RSC 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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
203 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
- 40 foot S/V epipapu 2, white hull, two persons on board, overdue saint barthelemy (17-53.60N 062-48.10W) to…2024-03-03
- S/V, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 14-53.24N 063-58.27W2023-12-13
- S/V, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 14-53.24N 063-58.27W2023-12-12
- S/V, white and blue hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 14-52.23N 063-57.30W2023-12-12
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
- Kitts and nevisSpills · 26.7 nm
- Anchoring prohibited until further notice in area bound by 18-13.60N 063-04.15W, 18-13.60N 063-04.70W,…Other · 80.7 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 03:44Z; 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.