Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 50-53.40N 013-06.30W at 311209Z aug
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1954/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-09-15 14:16Z
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 UK 0/23 311409Z AUG 23.. Issued 2023-08-31 14:25Z. 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 50.890, -13.105. 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 1953/232023-08-31 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 1954/23 · this notice2023-08-31 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2023-08-31 14:25Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC UK 0/23 311409Z AUG 23.
- issued by
- UKMRCC
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 50.890, -13.105
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. DNC 19. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ IN 50-53.40N 013-06.30W AT 311209Z AUG. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC UK, PHONE: 4434 4382 0025, E-MAIL: UKMRCC@HMCG.GOV.UK.
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.
- 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.
- 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)
66 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 on 406 mhz in 50-54.10N 013-09.90W at 311209Z aug2023-08-31
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 50-32.00N 008-58.00W at 030610Z jul2023-07-03
- F/V norderveg, nine persons on board, taking on water in vicinity 52-09.40N 016-31.00W at 252018Z feb2023-02-25
- Man overboard from F/V eder sands in 51-50.60N 014-48.70W at 071959Z oct2022-10-07
- One person overboard from vessel lodigroup information number one, capsized and adrift in 50-20.30N 009-53.30W2022-07-19
- 38 foot S/V iona of fife, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 50-13.80N…2022-06-04
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 2026-10-02 10:58Z; 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.