Incidents · man_overboard

Man overboard from cruise ship liberty of the seas in 20-57.8N 074-32.8W

North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 700/24

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2024-04-19 15:44Z

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 0/24 041005Z APR 24.. Issued 2024-04-04 10:18Z. 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 20.963, -74.547. 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
2024-04-04 10:18Z
status
Archived notice
authority
RCC MIAMI 0/24 041005Z APR 24.
issued by
RCC MIAMI
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
20.963, -74.547
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

OLD BAHAMA CHANNEL.
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
CUBA.
DNC 16.
MAN OVERBOARD FROM CRUISE SHIP LIBERTY OF THE SEAS
IN 20-57.8N 074-32.8W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO
KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO: RCC MIAMI, PHONE: 305-415-6800,
EMAIL: RCCMIAMI@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.
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.
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)

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Record snapshot 2026-10-01 22:24Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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