Incidents · man_overboard

Man overboard from M/V corsica in vicinity 42-00N 010-00E

Tyrrhenian Sea · HYDROLANT 668/17

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2017-03-17 10:39Z

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) · MRCC ROME 011042Z MAR 17.. Issued 2017-03-01 11:02Z. 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: Tyrrhenian Sea. The parsed report position is 42.000, 10.000. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued: 2017-03-01 11:02Z
status: Archived notice
authority: MRCC ROME 011042Z MAR 17.
issued by: MRCC ROME
sea: Tyrrhenian Sea
position: 42.000, 10.000
vessel: M/V CORSICA
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

TYRRHENIAN SEA.
CORSICA.
DNC 08.
MAN OVERBOARD FROM M/V CORSICA IN VICINITY
42-00N 010-00E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED
TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO MRCC ROME, INMARSAT-C: 424744220,
PHONE: 3906 5908 4527, 3906 5908 4409,
FAX: 390 6592 2737, 3906 5908 4793,
E-MAIL: ITMRCC@MIT.GOV.IT.

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.
Man overboard: Someone has gone into the water from a vessel; ships in the area are asked to look for them.
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.
MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre): A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET: The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.

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

109 within 180 nm since 1996 · 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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

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

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 18:40Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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