Multiple flares sighted in vicinity 26-00.00N 076-00.00W
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1898/22
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2022-08-19 13:47Z
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 0/22 310552Z JUL 22.. Issued 2022-07-31 06:30Z. 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 26.000, -76.000. 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
- 2022-07-31 06:30Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC MIAMI 0/22 310552Z JUL 22.
- issued by
- RCC MIAMI
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 26.000, -76.000
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. BAHAMAS. DNC 16. MULTIPLE FLARES SIGHTED IN VICINITY 26-00.00N 076-00.00W. 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.
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.
- 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
9 within 180 nm since 2013 · 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.
- Vessel requesting assistance in vicinity 26-13.99N 078-45.13W2021-12-29
- Yokohama fender adrift in 23-55.4N 073-49.3W at 291819Z dec2021-12-29
- Temporary anchorages established in: a. 25-25.2N 079-14.3W2020-07-15
- M/V miss joy reported on fire in vicinity bimini islands (25-44.9N 079-14.5W)2017-09-09
- Aircraft requesting assistance in vicinity 25-06.18N 075-40.68W2017-05-15
- Vessel requesting assistance vicinity 14 miles southeast of bimini (25-43N 079-17W)2015-09-30
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 03:02Z; 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.