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F/V sparta in danger of capsizing in 74-59S 156-35W at 151600Z dec

Southern Ocean · HYDROPAC 3507/11

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2011-12-24 10:45Z

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) · MNZ 76/11 151617Z DEC 11.. Issued 2011-12-16 04:17Z. 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: Southern Ocean. The parsed report position is -74.983, -156.583. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Southern Ocean →

issued: 2011-12-16 04:17Z
status: Archived notice
authority: MNZ 76/11 151617Z DEC 11.
issued by: MNZ
sea: Southern Ocean
position: -74.983, -156.583
vessel: F/V SPARTA
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH PACIFIC.
ANTARCTIC.
F/V SPARTA IN DANGER OF CAPSIZING IN
74-59S 156-35W AT 151600Z DEC. VESSELS
IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO
MARITIME OPERATIONS NEW ZEALAND,
INMARSAT-C: 451200067, PHONE: 644 914 8333,
FAX: 644 914 8334 OR TAUPO MARITIME RADIO.

Reading this warning

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.
Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET: The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.

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Collected reports in this area · other warnings

1 within 180 nm since 2011 · 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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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

23 other warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 07:16Z; source collection times vary.

Other

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