Three persons overboard from F/V requesting assistance
Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 229/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-03-03 16:41Z
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) · PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY 0/23 022104Z MAR 23.. Issued 2023-03-02 22:17Z. 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
- Caribbean Sea. The parsed report position is 10.419, -77.940. 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
- Cancel NAVAREA IV 229/23 and this msg, persons rescuedlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Caribbean Sea →
- issued
- 2023-03-02 22:17Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY 0/23 022104Z MAR 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY
- sea
- Caribbean Sea
- position
- 10.419, -77.940
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. PANAMA. THREE PERSONS OVERBOARD FROM F/V REQUESTING ASSISTANCE. LAST KNOWN POSITION IN VICINITY 10-25.15N 077-56.39W. 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
25 within 180 nm since 2001 · 6 in the last 12 months · 1 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.
- Naval operations 290700Z to 291800Z sep in area bound by 10-18.00N 076-15.00W, 10-48.00N 076-15.00W,…2026-09-25
- Naval operations 170400Z to 190100Z sep in area bound by 10-23.25N 075-32.93W, 10-22.75N 075-32.93W,…2026-09-16
- Naval operations 170400Z to 190100Z sep in area bound by 10-23.28N 075-33.82W, 10-22.35N 075-33.82W,…2026-09-11
- Naval operations 141300Z to 141900Z sep in area bound by 10-23.28N 075-33.82W, 10-22.35N 075-33.82W,…2026-09-11
- Naval operations 0600Z to 1700Z daily 14 thru 16 sep in area bound by 10-29.51N 075-45.00W, 10-20.02N…2026-09-09
- Naval operations 261200Z to 262100Z aug in area bound by 10-18.96N 075-44.50W, 10-18.96N 075-38.96W,…2026-08-22
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-29 08:52Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.