Incidents · overdue

14 meter S/V mariah, white hull, three persons on board, overdue

Gulf of California · NAVAREA XII 457/18

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2018-11-09 19:45Z

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) · MRCC GRIS NEZ 261708Z OCT 18.. Issued 2018-10-26 17:36Z. 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
Gulf of California. The parsed report position is 24.468, -110.343. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2018-10-26 17:36Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC GRIS NEZ 261708Z OCT 18.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA XII
issued by
MRCC GRIS NEZ
sea
Gulf of California
position
24.468, -110.343
vessel
S/V MARIAH · 4 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GOLFO DE CALIFORNIA.
MEXICO.
14 METER S/V MARIAH, WHITE HULL, THREE PERSONS
ON BOARD, OVERDUE. LAST KNOWN POSITION
ESPIRITO SANTOS (24-28.1N 110-20.6W). VESSELS
IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT,
ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO MRCC GRIS NEZ, TELEX: 42130680,
PHONE: 333 2187 2187, FAX: 333 2187 7855,
E-MAIL: GRIS-NEZ@MRCCFR.EU.

Reading this warning

Persons on board (POB)
The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
Overdue vessel
A vessel has not arrived when expected and has not been heard from; ships are asked to look out for it.
Last known position
The most recent confirmed position of a missing vessel or person — the starting point of a search.
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.
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 2007 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

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Record snapshot 2026-10-02 02:00Z; 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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