Red flare sighted vicinity fenwick island (38-27-07N 075-03-07W)
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 294/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2015-03-11 16:52Z
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 SECTOR BALTIMORE MARYLAND 040318Z FEB 15.. Issued 2015-02-04 03:58Z. 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 38.452, -75.052. 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
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2015-02-04 03:58Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- USCG SECTOR BALTIMORE MARYLAND 040318Z FEB 15.
- issued by
- USCG SECTOR BALTIMORE MARYLAND
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 38.452, -75.052
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. MARYLAND. DELAWARE. DNC 17. RED FLARE SIGHTED VICINITY FENWICK ISLAND (38-27-07N 075-03-07W). VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO U.S. COAST GUARD SECTOR BALTIMORE MARYLAND, PHONE: 410 576 2525, E-MAIL: SECBALT-COMMANDCENTE@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.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
15 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.
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- 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
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Worldwide in the collected sources
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 23:01Z; 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.