Incidents · man_overboard

Man overboard from M/V virgo in 04-59.0N 100-09.3E

Malacca Strait · HYDROPAC 738/09

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2009-04-25 09:29Z

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) · JRCC STAVANGER 130155Z APR 09.. Issued 2009-04-13 03:57Z. 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
Malacca Strait. The parsed report position is 4.983, 100.155. 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 Malacca Strait →

issued
2009-04-13 03:57Z
status
Archived notice
authority
JRCC STAVANGER 130155Z APR 09.
issued by
JRCC STAVANGER
sea
Malacca Strait
position
4.983, 100.155
vessel
M/V VIRGO · 2 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

MAN OVERBOARD FROM M/V VIRGO IN 04-59.0N 100-09.3E.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP
A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO JRCC STAVANGER, TELEX: 5633163,
PHONE: 475 151 7000, FAX: 475 165 2334.

Reading this warning

Man overboard
Someone has gone into the water from a vessel; ships in the area are asked to look for them.
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.
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.
RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.

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

33 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

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

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 05:51Z; 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) →

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