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Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-40N 055-47W at 101018Z mar

North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 559/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-03-24 09:38Z

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 NORFOLK 101054Z MAR 12.. Issued 2012-03-10 11:31Z. 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 29.667, -55.783. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued: 2012-03-10 11:31Z
status: Archived notice
authority: RCC NORFOLK 101054Z MAR 12.
issued by: RCC NORFOLK
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 29.667, -55.783
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ IN
29-40N 055-47W AT 101018Z MAR. VESSELS
IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT,
ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC NORFOLK,
INMARSAT-C: 430370670, PHONE: 757 398 6231,
FAX: 757 398 6392, E-MAIL: D05-SMB-D5CC@USCG.MIL.

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.
RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre): The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET: The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.

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Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)

27 within 180 nm since 2009 · 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.

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Distress signal received in 27-35.10N 055-30.70W at 280936Z may2022-05-29
S/V lou overdue2018-06-12
S/V son koz 2 reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 29-22N 053-33W at 161703Z may2018-05-16

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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 2026-10-01 23:55Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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