First dated report in this archive
Issued 2024-04-22 13:22Z
Distress signal received from S/V linda farm in vicinity 29-16.70N 087-45.23W at 221158Z apr
Incidents · Gulf of Mexico · Alabama
Ship-name archive · official navigational warnings
Linda Farm
1 public warning uses this name, 2024-04-22. The notices cover Gulf of Mexico. Compare what each source reports, how its wording changes, and which identifiers are actually attached to the name.
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What the reports establish
No displayed warning is recorded as in force. 1 has been cancelled. Cancellation concerns the notice; it does not establish the vessel’s current condition or a successful recovery.
Which vessel does this name identify?
No IMO or MMSI can be confidently attached to this name from the displayed warnings. A matching name alone cannot establish that these reports concern the same vessel.
Name styles in these reports: S/V. Interpreted vessel types: sailing / pleasure craft.
Warning record and geographic coverage
- Dated report span
- 0 days
- Warning days covered
- 844.2 days
- Separate warning periods
- 1
- Warnings with a map location
- 1 / 1
Warning days combine recorded issue-to-cancellation periods, counting overlapping days once. In-force notices extend to the calculation time. These periods describe the warning record, not days at sea or the duration of a vessel incident.
Reading these reports
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- Distress signal received
- A rescue centre has received an alert — from a beacon, a radio call or a satellite terminal — and is asking ships to look.
- 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.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- 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.
Source warnings · 1
Oldest dated warning first; undated messages follow. Open each entry to read its complete original text.
One public mention is available. HYDROLANT 855/24 contains the full warning record.
- 1IncidentsHYDROLANT 855/24Issued 2024-04-22 13:22Z
Distress signal received from S/V linda farm in vicinity 29-16.70N 087-45.23W at 221158Z apr
Gulf of Mexico · Alabama · Gulf of Mexico
Warning cancelled 2026-08-14 18:10Z (dropped from inforce)
Read original warning
GULF OF MEXICO. ALABAMA. DNC 15. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED FROM S/V LINDA FARM IN VICINITY 29-16.70N 087-45.23W AT 221158Z APR. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC NEW ORLEANS, PHONE: 855 485 3727, EMAIL: D8COMMANDCENTER@USCG.MIL.
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