Incidents · man_overboard

Man overboard from M/V shirayuki along trackline between 31-24.61N 144-26.03E at 031500Z nov and 31-13.70N…

North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 2351/10

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2010-12-04 10:28Z

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) · JAPAN COAST GUARD 032155Z NOV 10.. Issued 2010-11-03 22:34Z. 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 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

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  1. HYDROPAC 2350/102010-11-03 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 2351/10 · this notice2010-11-03 · Archived notice
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issued
2010-11-03 22:34Z
status
Archived notice
authority
JAPAN COAST GUARD 032155Z NOV 10.
issued by
JAPAN COAST GUARD
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
31.319, 144.431
vessel
M/V SHIRAYUKI · 2 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
1. MAN OVERBOARD FROM M/V SHIRAYUKI ALONG TRACKLINE
   BETWEEN 31-24.61N 144-26.03E AT 031500Z NOV AND
   31-13.70N 144-25.70E AT 031600Z NOV. VESSELS IN
   VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT,
   ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO JAPAN COAST GUARD.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2350/10.

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.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROPAC
The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.

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

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

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Worldwide in the collected sources

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Record snapshot 2026-10-03 21:11Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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