Vessel sank in 20-14N 063-03E at 240425Z may
Arabian Sea · HYDROPAC 1574/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-06-12 09:40Z
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) · MSCHOA REQ 1/16 240508Z MAY 16.. Issued 2016-05-27 17:30Z. 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
- Arabian Sea. The parsed report position is 20.233, 63.050. 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 HYDROPAC 1540/16, 1574/16, 1611/16, 1652/16, 1659/16, 1663/16, 1692/16, 1699/16, 1702/16, 1704/16,…later cancellation notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROPAC 1523/162016-05-24 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1534/162016-05-24 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1535/162016-05-24 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1559/162016-05-26 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1574/16 · this notice2016-05-27 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2016-05-27 17:30Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MSCHOA REQ 1/16 240508Z MAY 16.
- issued by
- MSCHOA REQ
- sea
- Arabian Sea
- position
- 20.233, 63.050
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
ARABIAN SEA. DNC 03, DNC 10. VESSEL SANK IN 20-14N 063-03E AT 240425Z MAY. 15 PERSONS REMAIN MISSING. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO ANY COASTAL RADIO STATION.
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.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- 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)
40 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.
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- Man overboard from M/V gulf barakah in vicinity 22-31.30N 062-08.70E at 221825Z jun2022-06-23
- 40 meter S/V msv haridham, white and blue hull, 16 persons on board, unreported2022-06-18
- Liferaft, two persons on board, adrift in 20-43N 065-20E2020-02-17
- Man overboard from M/V torm valborg in 23-02.8N 062-47.2E at 180130Z mar2018-03-18
- Man overboard from M/V golsar in 19-38.4N 061-59.6E at 191030Z feb2018-02-19
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
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 2026-10-01 23:31Z; 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.