Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V maia stella in 03-52S 033-47W at 170450Z mar
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 457/10
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2010-03-18 13:55Z
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 GRIS NEZ 170604Z MAR 10.. Issued 2010-03-17 07:55Z. 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
- South Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is -3.867, -33.783. 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
- Hazardous operationslater cancellation notice
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 457/10 · this notice2010-03-17 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 517/102010-03-25 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2010-03-17 07:55Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC GRIS NEZ 170604Z MAR 10.
- issued by
- MRCC GRIS NEZ
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -3.867, -33.783
- vessel
- S/V MAIA STELLA
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BRAZIL-NORTHEAST COAST. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ FROM S/V MAIA STELLA IN 03-52S 033-47W AT 170450Z MAR. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC GRIS NEZ, TELEX: 42130680, PHONE: 3 332 187 2187, FAX: 3 332 187 7855.
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.
- 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.
- 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)
84 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 vessel camburi in 04-15.55S 034-38.27W on 30 apr2024-04-30
- Distress signal received from vessel camburi in 04-15.55S 034-38.27W on 30 apr2024-04-30
- Derelict S/V zagaia manelis capsized and adrift in 05-08.77S 033-18.88W2023-09-30
- S/V zagaia manelis capsized in 05-08.40S 033-15.50W2023-09-30
- Man overboard from vessel in 05-03.35S 035-08.74W2023-04-04
- Distress signal received from M/V thais IV in 06-25.00S 033-57.20W on 22 jun2022-06-22
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
- Odas buoy established in 05-09.46S 035-09.81WNav aids · 113.3 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 12:25Z; 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.