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F/V eleohil, orange and white hull, ten persons on board, requesting assistance between soyo (06-08-00S…

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROPAC 2943/17

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2017-09-15 11:55Z

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 CAPE TOWN 290830Z AUG 17.. Issued 2017-08-29 13:22Z. 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 map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2017-08-29 13:22Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC CAPE TOWN 290830Z AUG 17.
issued by
MRCC CAPE TOWN
sea
South Atlantic Ocean
position
-5.847, 12.278
vessel
F/V ELEOHIL
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
ANGOLA.
DNC 01.
F/V ELEOHIL, ORANGE AND WHITE HULL, TEN PERSONS ON
BOARD, REQUESTING ASSISTANCE BETWEEN
SOYO (06-08-00S 012-22-00E) AND
CABINDA (05-33-36S 012-11-24E) AT 290824Z AUG.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC CAPE TOWN,
PHONE: 272 1938 3300, 272 1551 2617,
E-MAIL: MARITIMERADIO@IXMAIL.CO.ZA,
MRCC.CT@SAMSA.ORG.ZA.

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.
Persons on board (POB)
The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
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.

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

13 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 06:07Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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