Green flare sighted in vicinity 28-45.01N 090-57.18W at 270850Z nov
Gulf of Mexico · HYDROLANT 3054/22
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2022-12-16 15:42Z
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 0/22 271745Z NOV 22.. Issued 2022-11-27 20:09Z. 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
- Gulf of Mexico. The parsed report position is 28.750, -90.953. 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
- 2022-11-27 20:09Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC NEW ORLEANS 0/22 271745Z NOV 22.
- issued by
- RCC NEW ORLEANS
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.750, -90.953
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF MEXICO. LOUISIANA. DNC 15. GREEN FLARE SIGHTED IN VICINITY 28-45.01N 090-57.18W AT 270850Z NOV. 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
69 within 180 nm since 1997 · 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.
- Uscg remote communication facility new orleans (g) 29-53.10N 089-56.70W transmit capabilities unreliable2024-06-19
- 28 foot vessel, blue hull, requesting assistance in 28-37.26N 090-08.49W at 081255Z may2023-05-08
- Uscg remote communication facility new orleans (g) 29-53.0N 089-57.0W unable to receive hf dsc2023-04-08
- Orange flare sighted in 26-47.00N 091-54.00W at 170030Z feb2023-02-17
- Uscg remote communication facility new orleans (g) 29-53.00N 089-56.70W unable to receive hf dsc calls on…2023-02-06
- Uscg remote communication facility new orleans (g) 29-53.0N 089-57.0W hf dsc reception capabilities reduced2023-01-31
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
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 03:19Z; 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.