Last known position vicinity recife (08-03S 034-54W)
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 908/09
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2009-05-20 14:07Z
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) · NAVAREA V 1033/09 160306Z MAY 09.. Issued 2009-05-16 04:43Z. 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
- South Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is -8.050, -34.900. 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
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2009-05-16 04:43Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA V 1033/09 160306Z MAY 09.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -8.050, -34.900
- vessel
- S/V BEM OF GERMAN
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
S/V BEM OF GERMAN UNREPORTED. LAST KNOWN POSITION VICINITY RECIFE (08-03S 034-54W). VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO ANY COASTAL RADIO STATION.
Reading this warning
- Last known position
- The most recent confirmed position of a missing vessel or person — the starting point of a search.
- 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)
94 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- Man overboard in 08-54.12S 034-50.55W on 14 apr2024-04-15
- Vessel unreported2023-06-26
- Man overboard from vessel in 06-53.00S 034-35.00W on 23 mar2023-03-26
- Man overboard from vessel in 06-52.98S 034-34.98W2023-03-24
- F/V, three person on board, overdue2022-07-20
- Distress signal received from M/V thais IV in 06-25.00S 033-57.20W on 22 jun2022-06-22
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
- Tamandare light 08-45.57S 035-06.08W unlit until 02 novNav aids · 44.2 nm
- Maceio light 09-41.03S 035-43.38W unlit until 31 octNav aids · 109.6 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 19:51Z; 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.