Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V spirit of nyami vicinity 18-00N 066-00W
Caribbean Sea · HYDROLANT 1662/14
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2014-07-26 10:11Z
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) · USCG SAN JUAN 080713Z JUL 14.. Issued 2014-07-08 08:01Z. 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
- Caribbean Sea. The parsed report position is 18.000, -66.000. 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
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROLANT 1662/14 · this notice2014-07-08 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 1962/142014-08-17 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Caribbean Sea →
- issued
- 2014-07-08 08:01Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- USCG SAN JUAN 080713Z JUL 14.
- issued by
- USCG SAN JUAN
- sea
- Caribbean Sea
- position
- 18.000, -66.000
- vessel
- S/V SPIRIT OF NYAMI
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. PUERTO RICO. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ FROM S/V SPIRIT OF NYAMI VICINITY 18-00N 066-00W. 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
- 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)
123 within 180 nm since 2006 · 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.
- Dominican republic to british virgin islands2024-04-09
- Distress signal received from vessel in 20-04.27N 066-37.40W2024-03-05
- Vessel, 45 persons on board, disabled and taking on water in vicnity 19-05.23N 068-25.55W2024-01-31
- Distress signal received in vicinity 18-10.00N 067-20.00W2023-11-10
- Dinghy, grey hull, potential persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 19-41.00N 067-45.50W2023-11-07
- Distress signal received in 20-39.40N 067-06.50W2023-11-05
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 18:26Z; 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.