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Four orange flares sighted in 22-30.10N 084-53.96W

Gulf of Mexico · HYDROLANT 226/24

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2024-02-16 15:06Z

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 MIAMI 0/24 311255Z JAN 24.. Issued 2024-01-31 13:07Z. 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 22.502, -84.899. 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 Gulf of Mexico →

issued: 2024-01-31 13:07Z
status: Archived notice
authority: RCC MIAMI 0/24 311255Z JAN 24.
issued by: RCC MIAMI
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 22.502, -84.899
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF MEXICO.
CUBA.
DNC 15.
FOUR ORANGE FLARES SIGHTED IN 22-30.10N 084-53.96W.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO RCC MIAMI,
PHONE: 305 415 6800,
EMAIL: RCCMIAMI@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.
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.
RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre): The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.

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Collected reports in this area · other warnings

15 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.

Hazardous operation 21 thru 26 may and 25 thru 30 june in area bound by 21-38.00N 086-36.50W, 21-38.00N…2024-05-16
40 foot vessel finale, requesting assistance in 24-25.40N 084-36.36W2023-01-24
42 foot S/V, white and blue hull, requesting assistance in vicinity 22-18.60N 087-58.20W2022-12-03
Gulf of st lawrence2022-06-29
Straits of florida2017-06-04
F/V don pepe requesting assistance in 23-25.34N 082-05.34W2017-03-31

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

NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 241615Z sep: a. agosto 12 19-23.0N 092-03.1WSurveys · 98 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

23 other warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 03:26Z; source collection times vary.

Other

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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.