Distress signal received in 09-11.8N 024-17.5W
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2/11
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2011-02-12 10:13Z
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 010849Z JAN 11.. Issued 2011-01-01 09:18Z. 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 9.197, -24.292. 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
- 2011-01-01 09:18Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC GRIS NEZ 010849Z JAN 11.
- issued by
- MRCC GRIS NEZ
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 9.197, -24.292
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED IN 09-11.8N 024-17.5W. VESSELS IN VICINITY ARE REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC DAKAR, PHONE: 22 133 826 5001, FAX: 22 133 826 5000.
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)
8 within 180 nm since 2003 · 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.
- Man overboard from M/V msc armonia in vicinity 12-11.30N 024-22.30W2023-12-13
- F/V gueriden reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 08-28N 022-48W2016-04-23
- 16 meter S/V nadabrahma, two persons on board, dismasted and adrift vicinity 07-14N 025-06W2013-08-30
- Man overboard from M/V sea bailo in 11-15N 023-18W at 270030Z dec2011-12-27
- Distress signal received in 11-43.9N 023-25.0W2009-05-14
- M/V trust thalassa reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 08-11N 024-05W2008-06-29
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 01:55Z; 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.