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Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 35-57.4N 031-15.5E at 301207Z may

Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 1055/03

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2003-05-31 08:50Z

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) · WZ 684/03 300813Z MAY 03; VRCC PIRAEUS AOR-E EGC#012 300450Z MAY 03. Issued 2003-05-30 14:20Z. 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: Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin. The parsed report position is 35.957, 31.258. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Original warning text

1. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 121.5 MHZ IN 35-57.4N 031-15.5E
   AT 301207Z MAY. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED
   TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
   REPORTS TO RCC LARNACA, TELEX: 6054158,
   PHONE: 357 2430 4737, FAX: 357 2464 3254.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1052/03(36), AID RESTORED.

Reading this warning

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.
Cancellation reference: A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROLANT: The U.S. long-range warning series for Atlantic waters outside NAVAREA IV, including the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas.

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Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)

112 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.

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Record snapshot 2026-10-03 18:01Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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