Red flare sighted in 29-16N 086-31W at 230420Z sep
Gulf of Mexico · HYDROLANT 2385/21
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2021-10-08 12:13Z
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) · RCC NEW ORLEANS 230536Z SEP 21.. Issued 2021-09-23 09:22Z. 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 29.267, -86.517. 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
- 2021-09-23 09:22Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC NEW ORLEANS 230536Z SEP 21.
- issued by
- RCC NEW ORLEANS
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.267, -86.517
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF MEXICO. ALABAMA. DNC 15. RED FLARE SIGHTED IN 29-16N 086-31W AT 230420Z SEP. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC NEW ORLEANS, PHONE: 504 589 6225, 504 365 2209, 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.
- 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 · other warnings
19 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.
- Four orange flares sighted in 28-38.04N 084-32.69W at 090417Z jun2023-06-09
- Underwaterwater operations 29 may thru 07 jun in area bound by 29-36.39N 086-25.00W, 29-30.21N 085-59.10W,…2023-05-29
- Vessel requesting assistance in 27-35.40N 087-56.60W at 191651Z jan2023-01-20
- 30 foot vessel, white hull, split in half in vicinity 29-25.63N 088-16.81W at 021849Z dec2022-12-05
- Unmanned kayak in 26-35.90N 087-55.40W at 271800Z nov2022-11-27
- Multiple red flares sighted in 28-39N 084-29W at 080432Z jan2022-01-08
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
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 03:36Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.