First dated report in this archive
Issued 2024-05-01 03:41Z
Distress signal received from S/V yancey in 20-29.47N 079-39.40W
Incidents · Western Caribbean Sea · Cuba
Ship-name archive · official navigational warnings
Yancey
1 public warning uses this name, 2024-05-01. The notices cover Caribbean Sea. 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
- 835.6 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.
- 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 926/24 contains the full warning record.
- 1IncidentsHYDROLANT 926/24Issued 2024-05-01 03:41Z
Distress signal received from S/V yancey in 20-29.47N 079-39.40W
Western Caribbean Sea · Cuba · Caribbean Sea
Warning cancelled 2026-08-14 18:10Z (dropped from inforce)
Read original warning
WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. CUBA. DNC 15. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED FROM S/V YANCEY IN 20-29.47N 079-39.40W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC MIAMI, PHONE: 305 415 6800, E-MAIL: RCCMIAMI@USCG.MIL.
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.