Red flares reported vicinity 42-52.996N 067-06.902W at 030012Z jan
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 16/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-01-14 10:31Z
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 BOSTON 030707Z JAN 12.. Issued 2012-01-03 07:25Z. 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 42.883, -67.115. 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
- 2012-01-03 07:25Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC BOSTON 030707Z JAN 12.
- issued by
- RCC BOSTON
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 42.883, -67.115
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. GULF OF MAINE. RED FLARES REPORTED VICINITY 42-52.996N 067-06.902W AT 030012Z JAN. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO COAST GUARD RCC BOSTON, PHONE: 617 223 8555, E-MAIL: RCC BOSTON@USCG.MIL.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- 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 · other warnings
7 within 180 nm since 2012 · 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.
- Uscg remote communication facility boston (f) 41-42.8N 070-30.3W transmit services inoperable2023-07-17
- Uscg remote communication facility boston (f) 41-42.8N 070-30.3W transmit services inoperable2022-06-02
- Uscg remote communication facility boston (f) 41-42.8N 070-30.3W unable to receive2022-03-09
- Uscg remote communication facility boston (f) 41-42.8N 070-30.3W receive services degraded2021-12-18
- Uscg remote communication facility boston (f) 41-42.8N 070-30.3W unable to receive hf dsc calls2018-12-20
- Uscg remote communication facility boston (f) 41-42.8N 070-30.3W unable to receive and transmit gmdss hf…2018-09-28
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 2026-09-28 02:21Z; 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.