Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz within 11 miles of 59-34.1N 016-49.3W at 051852Z sep
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1978/02
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2002-09-06 12:50Z
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 UKMRCC AOR-W EGC#008 052024Z SEP 02. Issued 2002-09-05 20:41Z. 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 59.568, -16.822 with a 11.0 nm radius. 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
- Derelict vessel adrift vicinity 59-42N 016-47W at 060745Z seplater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2002-09-05 20:41Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC UKMRCC AOR-W EGC#008 052024Z SEP 02
- issued by
- MRCC UKMRCC AOR-W
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 59.568, -16.822 · r 11.0 nm
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 121.5 MHZ WITHIN 11 MILES OF 59-34.1N 016-49.3W AT 051852Z SEP. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO CLYDE COAST GUARD.
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.
- Within a radius of
- A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
23 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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 from vessel in 60-52.00N 015-38.30W at 030827Z apr2024-04-03
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 58-40.80N 019-41.50W2024-03-21
- Man overboard from M/V js ineos inspiration in 56-45N 015-37W2020-07-02
- Man overboard from M/V js ineos inspiration in 56-48N 014-56W2020-07-01
- Distress signal received in 57-40.32N 021-14.70W at 191459Z dec2017-12-19
- M/V semyon lapshenkov reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 56-52N 016-21W2008-03-12
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 2026-09-28 05:12Z; 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.