Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-55.30N 086-55.90W at 021618Z aug
Gulf of Mexico · HYDROLANT 1975/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-09-22 15:56Z
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 NEW ORLEANS 0/23 022122Z SEP 23.. Issued 2023-09-02 21:29Z. 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
- Gulf of Mexico. The parsed report position is 24.922, -86.932. 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 1974/232023-09-02 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 1975/23 · this notice2023-09-02 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Mexico →
- issued
- 2023-09-02 21:29Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC NEW ORLEANS 0/23 022122Z SEP 23.
- issued by
- RCC NEW ORLEANS
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 24.922, -86.932
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF MEXICO. DNC 15. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ IN 24-55.30N 086-55.90W AT 021618Z AUG. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC NEW ORLEANS, PHONE: 855 485 3727, FAX: 504 589 2148, E-MAIL: D8COMMANDCENTER@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.
- 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.
- 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 · distress & casualty cases (archived)
83 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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.
- S/V lina taking on water in vicinity 26-03.60N 085-09.93W2024-03-15
- 126 foot M/V lucas john, red hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 24-30.20N 085-27.40W2024-01-29
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 72 foot F/V vally, black and yellow hull in 25-38.10N 088-07.00W at…2024-01-06
- Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in vicinity 24-40.00N 084-41.00W at 271734Z oct2023-10-27
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-03.80N 086-49.50W at 021442Z sep2023-09-02
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-49.20N 088-04.13W at 010549Z aug2023-08-01
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 2026-09-24 21:13Z; 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.