Man overboard from M/V carnival spirit vicinity of trackline between 20-04.6S 170-26.9E and 18-55.7S…
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 2001/14
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2014-07-09 05:43Z
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 NOUMEA 080352Z JUL 14.. Issued 2014-07-08 04:41Z. 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 Pacific Ocean. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Man overboard from M/V carnival spirit at 070900Z jul in area bound by 18-24S 173-30E, 19-30S 174-48E,…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 2001/14 · this notice2014-07-08 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2014/142014-07-09 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2014-07-08 04:41Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC NOUMEA 080352Z JUL 14.
- issued by
- MRCC NOUMEA
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -19.503, 172.294
- vessel
- M/V CARNIVAL SPIRIT · 4 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC. MAN OVERBOARD FROM M/V CARNIVAL SPIRIT VICINITY OF TRACKLINE BETWEEN 20-04.6S 170-26.9E AND 18-55.7S 174-08.4E AT 070900Z JUL. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORT TO MRCC NOUMEA. INMARSAT-C: 582422799194, PHONE: 68 729 2332, 68 726 4772 FAX: 68 729 2303, E-MAIL: MRCC.NC@LAGOON.NC.
Reading this warning
- Man overboard
- Someone has gone into the water from a vessel; ships in the area are asked to look for them.
- Track line joining
- Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
26 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.
- Distress flare sighted in vicinity in 19-58.00S 171-00.00E at 011425Z feb2024-02-01
- 30 meter vessel lu rong yu 57170, overdue2016-04-05
- 9.2 meter S/V sloop lagaffe, blue hull, three persons on board, overdue lautoka (17-37-27S 177-27-10E) to…2015-09-22
- Distress signals received in: a. 20-13.74S 177-23.28E2015-09-09
- F/V zhong shui 605 overdue vicinity 19-15S 171-45E2014-11-07
- Man overboard from M/V carnival spirit at 070900Z jul in area bound by 18-24S 173-30E, 19-30S 174-48E,…2014-07-09
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 21:04Z; 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.