Distress signal received on 406 mhz between marathon (24-43.5N 081-02.4W) and 27-27.5N 068-27.3W
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1206/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-05-29 09:35Z
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) · RSC SAN JUAN 212047Z MAY 16.. Issued 2016-05-21 21:14Z. 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 map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2016-05-21 21:14Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RSC SAN JUAN 212047Z MAY 16.
- issued by
- RSC SAN JUAN
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 26.092, -74.748
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. FLORIDA. BAHAMAS. DNC 15, DNC 16. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ BETWEEN MARATHON (24-43.5N 081-02.4W) AND 27-27.5N 068-27.3W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO U.S. COAST GUARD SAN JUAN, PHONE: 787 289 2041, E-MAIL: SSJCC@USCG.MIL.
Reading this warning
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
67 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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 in 23-46.70N 075-31.30W2024-04-25
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-58.80N 075-21.07W2023-09-30
- Aircraft, one person on board, ditched in vicinity 25-20.36N 076-59.47W2023-08-20
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 28 foot F/V unfathomed, green hull, in 26-47.00N 076-33.40W2023-05-05
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 43 foot S/V, white hull, in 24-45.00N 074-45.00W2022-11-05
- Distress signals received from aircraft in: a. 24-57.80N 075-47.40W2022-10-19
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 2026-10-02 02:01Z; 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.