Incidents · man_overboard

Man overboard from grey and black water scooter in vicinity 12-29.00N 070-09.00W

Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 1019/23

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-09-03 11:53Z

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) · DUTCH CARIBBEAN COAST GUARD 0/23 021422Z SEP 23.. Issued 2023-09-02 16:26Z. 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
Caribbean Sea. The parsed report position is 12.483, -70.150. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Related notices and cancellation links

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  1. NAVAREA IV 1019/23 · this notice2023-09-02 · Archived notice
  2. NAVAREA IV 1022/232023-09-03 · Archived notice
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issued
2023-09-02 16:26Z
status
Archived notice
authority
DUTCH CARIBBEAN COAST GUARD 0/23 021422Z SEP 23.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
DUTCH CARIBBEAN COAST GUARD
sea
Caribbean Sea
position
12.483, -70.150
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CARIBBEAN SEA.
ARUBA.
MAN OVERBOARD FROM GREY AND BLACK WATER SCOOTER
IN VICINITY 12-29.00N 070-09.00W.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO ANY COASTAL RADIO STATION.

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.

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

35 within 180 nm since 1997 · 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

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

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 23:40Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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