Vessel, gray hull, three persons on board, unreported
Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 432/21
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2021-06-04 11:24Z
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) · COLOMBIA 145/21 212327Z MAY 21.. Issued 2021-05-21 23:29Z. 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 map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the Caribbean Sea →
- issued
- 2021-05-21 23:29Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- COLOMBIA 145/21 212327Z MAY 21.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- COLOMBIA
- sea
- Caribbean Sea
- position
- 12.917, -72.712
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CARIBBEAN SEA. COLOMBIA. VESSEL, GRAY HULL, THREE PERSONS ON BOARD, UNREPORTED. SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS IN AREA BOUND BY 12-53.98N 072-44.33W, 12-56.01N 072-44.33W, 12-56.01N 072-41.07W, 12-53.98N 072-41.07W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO ANY COASTAL RADIO STATION.
Reading this warning
- Persons on board (POB)
- The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
- Area bound by
- Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
- 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 · distress & casualty cases (archived)
44 within 180 nm since 2008 · 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.
- Man overboard from grey and black water scooter in vicinity of area bound by 12-44.22N 070-28.88W, 12-20.26N…2023-09-03
- Man overboard from grey and black water scooter in vicinity 12-29.00N 070-09.00W2023-09-02
- Derelict M/V yasida capsized and adrift in 11-15.26N 074-17.65W2023-04-08
- Vessel capsized in 15-04.17N 073-06.01W2023-02-12
- 40 foot vessel, grey hull, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 14-32.40N 071-35.90W2022-12-20
- Distress signal received from vessel falia in 14-03.50N 074-12.40W2022-07-04
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
- Puerto bolivar front range light 12-15.30N 071-57.50W unlitNav aids · 59.4 nm
- Punta perret light 11-47.68N 071-20.37W unlitNav aids · 104.9 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 23:04Z; 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) →
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.