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Red flare sighted vicinity 17-28.3N 069-31.5W

Caribbean Sea · HYDROLANT 2911/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-12-15 11:23Z

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) · USCG SAN JUAN 091059Z DEC 12.. Issued 2012-12-09 11:27Z. 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: Caribbean Sea. The parsed report position is 17.472, -69.525. 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 Caribbean Sea →

issued: 2012-12-09 11:27Z
status: Archived notice
authority: USCG SAN JUAN 091059Z DEC 12.
issued by: USCG SAN JUAN
sea: Caribbean Sea
position: 17.472, -69.525
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTHERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
RED FLARE SIGHTED VICINITY 17-28.3N 069-31.5W.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP
A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO U.S. COAST GUARD SAN JUAN,
PHONE: 787 289 2041.

Reading this warning

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.

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Collected reports in this area · other warnings

5 within 180 nm since 2012 · 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.

Red flare sighted vicinity 17-46N 069-48W2014-03-18
Four orange flares sighted in 17-42N 069-30W2013-10-17
83 foot M/V aquaholic in need of assistance in 19-49N 068-48W2012-08-27
S/V prarie fox in need of assistance in 17-47.46N 066-43.64W at 230748Z mar2012-03-23

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

Punta laguna light 18-08.3N 068-45.3W unlitNav aids · 59.5 nm
Punta torrecilla light 18-27.86N 069-52.58W unlitNav aids · 62.9 nm
Cabo engano lighthouse 18-36.80N 068-19.50W unlitNav aids · 96.9 nm
Due to hurricane erin, lateral buoys removed: a. buoy 1 19-10.61N 069-16.51WNav aids · 103.3 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

23 other warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 00:54Z; 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.