One red flare sighted in 37-05.774N 074-42.445W
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2858/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-09-29 11:03Z
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 NORFOLK 150142Z SEP 17.. Issued 2017-09-15 03:15Z. 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 37.096, -74.707. 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
- 2017-09-15 03:15Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC NORFOLK 150142Z SEP 17.
- issued by
- RCC NORFOLK
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 37.096, -74.707
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. VIRGINIA. DNC 17. ONE RED FLARE SIGHTED IN 37-05.774N 074-42.445W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC NORFOLK, PHONE: 757 398 6390, FAX: 757 398 6392, E-MAIL: RCCNORFOLK@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.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
16 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.
- Due to marine casualty, the port of baltimore 39-16.00N 076-35.00W is open with restrictions until further…2024-05-01
- Due to marine casualty, the port of baltimore 39-16.00N 076-35.00W is closed until further notice2024-03-26
- Uscg remote communication facility portsmouth (n) 36-43.70N 076-00.60W services unreliable 152000Z to…2022-12-14
- Uscg remote communication facility chesapeake (n) 36-43.70N 076-00.60W transmit services unreliable2022-08-02
- Uscg remote communication facility portsmouth (n) 36-43.7N 076-00.6W transmit services inoperable2021-11-21
- Coast guard communications command facility chesapeake (n) 36-34.0N 076-15.4W telephone systems unavailable2020-12-11
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 06:37Z; 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.