First dated report in this archive
Issued 2023-12-06 02:31Z
Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 14 meter S/V sea jester in vicinity 13-18.80N 050-19.80W at 060050Z…
Incidents · Western North Atlantic
Ship-name archive · official navigational warnings
SEA Jester
1 public warning uses this name, 2023-12-06. The notices cover North Atlantic Ocean. Compare what each source reports, how its wording changes, and which identifiers are actually attached to the name.
These are mentions of a name. They can describe vessel operations, hazards or different ships using the same name.
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
- 982.7 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.
- MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
- A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
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 2815/23 contains the full warning record.
- 1IncidentsHYDROLANT 2815/23Issued 2023-12-06 02:31Z
Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 14 meter S/V sea jester in vicinity 13-18.80N 050-19.80W at 060050Z…
Western North Atlantic · North Atlantic Ocean
Warning cancelled 2026-08-14 18:10Z (dropped from inforce)
Read original warning
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. DNC 01. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ FROM 14 METER S/V SEA JESTER IN VICINITY 13-18.80N 050-19.80W AT 060050Z DEC. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC FORT DE FRANCE, PHONE: 5965 9670 9292, EMAIL: ANTILLES@MRCCFR.EU.
Not for navigation. Names and identifiers are extracted automatically from the cited warnings. This archive does not verify current vessel position, seaworthiness or incident resolution. Mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.