Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 41-19.3N 011-05.6E
Tyrrhenian Sea · HYDROLANT 1089/04
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2004-08-11 14:24Z
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) · AOR-E MRCC ROME 29 JUN 04.. Issued 2004-06-29 09:19Z. 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
- Tyrrhenian Sea. The parsed report position is 41.322, 11.093. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROLANT 1089/04 · this notice2004-06-29 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 1091/042004-06-29 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 1093/042004-06-29 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Tyrrhenian Sea →
- issued
- 2004-06-29 09:19Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AOR-E MRCC ROME 29 JUN 04.
- issued by
- AOR-E MRCC ROME
- sea
- Tyrrhenian Sea
- position
- 41.322, 11.093
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 121.5 MHZ IN 41-19.3N 011-05.6E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC ROME, INMARSAT-C: 871 4247 44220, TELEX: 4361 1172, PHONE: 3906 5908 4527, FAX: 3906 5908 4793.
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.
- 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.
- Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET
- The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
109 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.
- 17 meter M/V janina, one person on board, unreported elba island (42-43.42N 010-16.25E) to sardinia…2024-04-04
- 17 meter S/V, one person on board, overdue elba island (42-46.80N 010-16.50E) to sardinia (40-00.00N…2024-03-26
- S/V tango mara, two persons onboard, overdue palermo (38-07.77N 013-22.26E) to cagliari (39-12.23N 009-06.88E)2023-11-24
- Aircraft, one person onboard, unreported2023-10-15
- Vessel, one person on board, unreported asinara gulf (40-56.00N 008-28.00E)2022-12-24
- Man overboard from M/V la superba in vicinity 42-36.00N 009-49.00E2022-11-11
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
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-24 23:12Z; 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.