Distress signal received from S/V rzeszowiak in 61-25N 009-39W
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2042/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-09-05 05:00Z
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) · UKMRCC 040842Z SEP 12.. Issued 2012-09-04 11:19Z. 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 61.417, -9.650. 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
- Cancel HYDROLANT 2042/12 and this msg, assistance receivedlater cancellation notice
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 2041/122012-09-04 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 2042/12 · this notice2012-09-04 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2012-09-04 11:19Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- UKMRCC 040842Z SEP 12.
- issued by
- UKMRCC
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 61.417, -9.650
- vessel
- S/V RZESZOWIAK · 2 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. FAROE ISLANDS. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED FROM S/V RZESZOWIAK IN 61-25N 009-39W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC TORSHAVEN, INMARSAT-C: 492888021, PHONE: 29 835 1300, FAX: 29 835 1301, E-MAIL: MRCC@MRCC.FO.
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.
- Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET
- The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
18 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 from vessel in 60-52.00N 015-38.30W at 030827Z apr2024-04-03
- Distress signal received from vessel in 59-20.47N 007-38.73W at 220126Z oct2023-10-22
- Distress signal received in area within eight miles of 58-44.98N 007-45.00W2022-10-27
- Distress signal received in vicinity 58-45.00N 007-45.00W at 270025Z oct2022-10-27
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 60-26.33N 010-29.93W at 200702Z sep2022-09-20
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V eysturbugvin in 60-04.8N 007-32.1W at 140415Z apr2022-04-14
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 13:44Z; 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.