Red flare sighted vicinity 35-00N 024-00E
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 299/03
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2003-02-08 10:50Z
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) · JRCC PIRAEUS AOR-E EGC#789 071940Z FEB 03. Issued 2003-02-07 21:09Z. 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
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin. The parsed report position is 35.000, 24.000. 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
- Gunnery exercises 0500Z to 0800Z daily 13 and 14 feb in area bound by 43-34.5N 015-55.2E, 43-34.0N…later cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin →
- issued
- 2003-02-07 21:09Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- JRCC PIRAEUS AOR-E EGC#789 071940Z FEB 03
- issued by
- JRCC PIRAEUS AOR-E
- sea
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
- position
- 35.000, 24.000
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
RED FLARE SIGHTED VICINITY 35-00N 024-00E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO JRCC PIRAEUS, TELEX: 211588, FAX: 321 0413 2398, PHONE: 321 0411 2500.
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.
- 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
11 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 operaions 021500Z to 022000Z in area bound by 34-30.67N 022-30.25E, 34-30.67N 023-24.00E,…2020-06-01
- Wooden structure adrift vicinity 35-00N 024-00E2016-06-26
- Vessel in need of assistance in 35-11N 022-01E at 150943Z apr2016-04-15
- Vessel in need of assistance in 34-20N 023-15E at 131900Z apr2016-04-14
- F/V irini requesting assistance in 33-12N 026-39E2014-02-24
- Egypt to lampedusa2013-10-15
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
Worldwide in the collected sources
21 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 10:08Z; 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.