Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-46.8N 015-54.2W
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1719/01
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2001-06-14 17:42Z
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 GRIS NEZ AOR-E EGC #038 140415Z JUN 01. Issued 2001-06-14 04:25Z. 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 9.780, -15.903. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
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- issued
- 2001-06-14 04:25Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC GRIS NEZ AOR-E EGC #038 140415Z JUN 01
- issued by
- MRCC GRIS NEZ AOR-E EGC
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 9.780, -15.903
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ IN 09-46.8N 015-54.2W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC GRIS NEZ, TELEX: 42134002, PHONE: 333 2187 2187, FAX: 333 2187 7855.
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.
- 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 · distress & casualty cases (archived)
40 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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 10-48.00N 017-58.00W at 160619Z mar2024-03-16
- Man overboard from M/V valencia eagle in vicinity 10-00.00N 017-00.00W at 152100Z mar2024-03-16
- Man overboard from canoe cherfif sidibouyeaidara in vicinity 10-50.00N 016-15.00W at 140400Z jun2023-06-16
- Distress signal recieved from M/V skanty eagle in 10-08.98N 017-01.95W at 240902Z dec2022-12-24
- 13 meter S/V luwar, one person on board, overdue2021-06-16
- M/V torm maren reports three crewman requiring medical assistance in 09-39.1N 016-21.2W2020-04-01
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 2026-10-03 12:24Z; 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.