Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 42-00N 041-15W at 050457Z oct
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 3169/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-10-20 14:43Z
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 BOSTON 050530Z OCT 17.. Issued 2017-10-05 08:22Z. 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 42.000, -41.250. 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
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROLANT 3169/17 · this notice2017-10-05 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 3413/172017-10-23 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 3417/172017-10-23 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2017-10-05 08:22Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC BOSTON 050530Z OCT 17.
- issued by
- RCC BOSTON
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 42.000, -41.250
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NORTH ATLANTIC. DNC 08. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ IN 42-00N 041-15W AT 050457Z OCT. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC BOSTON, PHONE: 617 223 8555, E-MAIL: RCCBOSTON@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.
- Distress signal received
- A rescue centre has received an alert — from a beacon, a radio call or a satellite terminal — and is asking ships to look.
- 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 · distress & casualty cases (archived)
23 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.
- Distress signal received from S/V tres hombres in 39-01.20N 041-37.07W2024-03-31
- 13 meter S/V lucky cat, white hull, overdue2023-07-17
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 59 foot S/V horizon 5, gray hull in 39-36.87N 040-13.80W2023-06-15
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in vicinity 44-15.0N 042-00.0W2023-06-01
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 41-23.30N 042-53.54W at 302020Z mar2023-03-30
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 44-30.00N 042-45.00W2022-09-21
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
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 22:19Z; source collection times vary.
Incidents
Search-and-rescue broadcasts, published only once a case has been closed for 30 days: groundings, sinkings, capsizes, fires, man overboard, overdue vessels. Nothing here is live. All current distress & casualty cases (archived) →
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.