Green flare sighted in vicinity 45-30N 006-05W
Bay of Biscay · HYDROLANT 1213/18
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2018-05-04 11:53Z
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) · MRCC ETEL 162236Z APR 18.. Issued 2018-04-16 22:52Z. 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
- Bay of Biscay. The parsed report position is 45.500, -6.083. 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 Bay of Biscay →
- issued
- 2018-04-16 22:52Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC ETEL 162236Z APR 18.
- issued by
- MRCC ETEL
- sea
- Bay of Biscay
- position
- 45.500, -6.083
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BAY OF BISCAY. DNC 08. GREEN FLARE SIGHTED IN VICINITY 45-30N 006-05W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC ETEL, TELEX: 42950519, PHONE: 332 9755 3535, FAX: 332 9755 4934, E-MAIL: ETEL@MRCCFR.EU.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
50 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.
- Ile d yeu light 46-43.04N 002-22.92W at reduced intensity until 22 feb2024-02-21
- Ile d yeu light 46-43.04N 002-22.92W at reduced intensity2024-02-13
- Ile d yeu light 46-43.04N 002-22.92W at reduced intensity2024-01-08
- Submerged orange object in vicinity 47-02.00N 003-17.00W2023-10-26
- Numerous 13 meter long containers, blue and orange color, adrift in vicinity 43-45.00N 006-30.00W at 311145Z…2023-04-01
- Fishing gear abandoned in vicinity 46-16.00N 002-18.00W2023-01-18
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
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 00:12Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.