Distress signal recieved on 121.5 mhz between 44-48.5N 003-07.0W and 45-03.4N 003-02.2W
Bay of Biscay · HYDROLANT 4232/00
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2000-12-26 08:05Z
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) · MRCC ETEL AOR-E EGC #138 251421Z DEC 00. Issued 2000-12-25 14:45Z. 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
- Bay of Biscay. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 37-02.4N 016-42.0Elater cancellation notice
These messages are connected by recorded cancellation references. The links establish relationships between notices; they do not by themselves confirm a single object, a continuous track, or recovery.
- HYDROLANT 4232/00 · this notice2000-12-25 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 4235/002000-12-26 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Bay of Biscay →
- issued
- 2000-12-25 14:45Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC ETEL AOR-E EGC #138 251421Z DEC 00
- issued by
- MRCC ETEL AOR-E EGC
- sea
- Bay of Biscay
- position
- 44.932, -3.077
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECIEVED ON 121.5 MHZ BETWEEN 44-48.5N 003-07.0W AND 45-03.4N 003-02.2W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC ETEL, TELEX: 42950519, PHONE: 332 9755 3535, FAX: 332 9755 4934.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- 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.
- MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
- A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
131 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 on 406 mhz from S/V lucente solo sailor in 44-53.20N 005-57.30W at 081924Z apr2024-04-08
- Distress signal received on 121.5 and 406 mhz in 44-52.60N 006-18.06W2023-12-04
- Distress signal received on 121.5 and 406 mhz in 45-11.00N 002-30.20W2023-11-02
- 15 meter S/V lissy III, five persons on board, requesting assistance in 44-53.96N 005-56.02W2022-11-07
- S/V isabelle II, two persons on board, overdue la coruna (43-21.44N 008-24.41W) to belle ile island…2022-08-31
- 12 meter S/V el ordago, white and blue hull, one person on board, overdue from hondarribia (43-22.00N…2022-08-05
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 07:10Z; 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.