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Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 65 foot F/V gloria cruz, white, orange and black hull in 21-46.3N…

North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1455/15

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2015-07-06 07:10Z

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) · RCC MIAMI 150116Z JUN 15.. Issued 2015-06-15 02:51Z. 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 21.772, -76.780. 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

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  1. HYDROLANT 1441/152015-06-13 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROLANT 1455/15 · this notice2015-06-15 · Archived notice
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issued
2015-06-15 02:51Z
status
Archived notice
authority
RCC MIAMI 150116Z JUN 15.
issued by
RCC MIAMI
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
21.772, -76.780
vessel
F/V GLORIA CRUZ
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CUBA-NORTHEAST COAST.
OLD BAHAMA CHANNEL.
DNC 15, DNC 16.
1. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ FROM 65 FOOT
   F/V GLORIA CRUZ, WHITE, ORANGE AND BLACK HULL IN
   21-46.3N 076-46.8W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED
   TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
   REPORTS TO RCC MIAMI, PHONE: 305 415 6800,
   E-MAIL: RCCMIAMI@USCG.MIL.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1441/15.

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.
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)

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Worldwide in the collected sources

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Record snapshot 2026-10-02 01:34Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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