Distress signal received on 406 and 121.5 mhz from F/V jessica and trevor IV vicinity 61-32.8N 033-35.7W
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1098/08
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2008-08-17 08:42Z
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) · UKMRCC 020924Z JUL 08.. Issued 2008-07-02 10:49Z. 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
- North Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is 61.547, -33.595. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2008-07-02 10:49Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- UKMRCC 020924Z JUL 08.
- issued by
- UKMRCC
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 61.547, -33.595
- vessel
- F/V JESSICA · 2 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 AND 121.5 MHZ FROM F/V JESSICA AND TREVOR IV VICINITY 61-32.8N 033-35.7W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC REYKJAVIK, PHONE: 354 545 2100, FAX: 354 545 2001.
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.
- RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
- The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
5 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.
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in area within one mile of 60-34.00N 028-42.00W at 010505Z nov2022-11-01
- Vessel nanook II, three persons on board, in need of assistance due to engine trouble in 61-38N 035-51W2019-07-03
- Vessel nanook II, three persons on board, in need of assistance due to engine trouble in 61-28N 036-32W2019-07-03
- Distress message received from aircraft along trackline between 55-00N 050-00W and 64-00N 022-00W2000-05-25
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 22:21Z; 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.